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Wondering how to use Thuggee in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as murder or slaying.

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Thuggee in a sentence

Thuggee meaning

  1. A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).
  2. The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.

Synonyms of Thuggee

murder slaying execution

Related words

Other words often associated with Thuggee or its synonyms:

homicide off hit mutilate remove performance distort slay mangle action subscription dispatch

Using Thuggee

  • The main meaning on this page is: A thug (a member of band of assassins in India). | The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India.
  • Useful related words include: murder, slaying, execution.
  • In the example corpus, thuggee often appears in combinations such as: thuggee cult, the thuggee.

Context around Thuggee

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sinister 1× conquering 1×

Often after:

cult 2×

Sentence patterns with Thuggee

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the thuggee cult 1× established the thuggee and dacoity 1× of conquering thuggee 1× the sinister thuggee cult 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if ever there 1× in temple of 1× the government of 1×

Common sentence endings:

its first superintendent 1× of conquering thuggee 1× sinister thuggee cult 1× the thuggee cult 1×

Words around Thuggee

Just before it in the word index:

thug 229 thufir 4 thuet 3 thuener 42 thue 2 thuds 7

Just after it in the word index:

thugger 5 thuggery 46 thuggish 18 thuggishness 3 thugs 443 thuis 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Thuggee

  • In this selection, "thuggee" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sinister, conquering and cult stand out and add context to how "thuggee" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the thuggee cult and established the thuggee and dacoity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thuggee" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thuggee

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The government of India established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1835, with Sleeman its first superintendent. (17 words)

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee. (27 words)

Out of the four films released so far, it is the only entry not to feature a military presence as the enemy, instead opting to focus on Mola Ram and the Thuggee cult. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

In "Temple of Doom," after Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, and Ke Huy Quan's Short Round first arrive at Pankot Palace, they sit down to a large banquet, where Indy questions Roshan Seth's Prime Minister Chattar Lal about the sinister Thuggee cult. (43 words)

Out of the four films released so far, it is the only entry not to feature a military presence as the enemy, instead opting to focus on Mola Ram and the Thuggee cult. (33 words)

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

In "Temple of Doom," after Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, and Ke Huy Quan's Short Round first arrive at Pankot Palace, they sit down to a large banquet, where Indy questions Roshan Seth's Prime Minister Chattar Lal about the sinister Thuggee cult.

Out of the four films released so far, it is the only entry not to feature a military presence as the enemy, instead opting to focus on Mola Ram and the Thuggee cult.

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee.

The government of India established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1835, with Sleeman its first superintendent.

Common combinations with thuggee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thuggee" in a sentence?
An example: "In "Temple of Doom," after Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, and Ke Huy Quan's Short Round first arrive at Pankot Palace, they sit down to a large banquet, where Indy questions Roshan Seth's Prime Minister Chattar Lal about the sinister Thuggee cult." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "thuggee" from authentic English texts.
What does "thuggee" mean?
Thuggee means: A thug (a member of band of assassins in India).
What are synonyms of "thuggee"?
Common synonyms of "thuggee" include: murder, slaying, execution.
How many example sentences with "thuggee" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "thuggee", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.