Explore Tikrit through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tikrit meaning
A city in northern Iraq.
Using Tikrit
- The main meaning on this page is: A city in northern Iraq.
- In the example corpus, tikrit often appears in combinations such as: in tikrit, tikrit and, from tikrit.
Context around Tikrit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tikrit
- In this selection, "tikrit" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, day, iraq, university and citation stand out and add context to how "tikrit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include base near tikrit and later and dawr near tikrit citation bremer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tikrit" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tikrit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He consistently held Iraq from Tikrit to the Gulf without interruption. (11 words)
Ayyub provided ferries for the army and gave them refuge in Tikrit. (12 words)
Following his capture, Saddam was transported to a U.S. base near Tikrit, and later taken to the American base near Baghdad. (22 words)
She told him she was sheltering 20 students from Tikrit university, fearing he would refuse her request if he knew they were from Camp Speicher, and that he had to help her get them back to Baghdad. (37 words)
On 14 December, U.S. administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer confirmed that Saddam Hussein had indeed been captured at a farmhouse in ad-Dawr near Tikrit. citation Bremer presented video footage of Saddam in custody. (36 words)
Since that time, al-Sadr’s followers have taken part in Iraqi military offensives against the Islamic State group in Tikrit and other cities and in rallies against government corruption. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
Since that time, al-Sadr’s followers have taken part in Iraqi military offensives against the Islamic State group in Tikrit and other cities and in rallies against government corruption.
Unlike Rav Huna who lived in Babylonia (modern day Tikrit, Iraq), Chizkiya emigrated from Babylonia to Israel, with a study hall located in Tiberias.
She told him she was sheltering 20 students from Tikrit university, fearing he would refuse her request if he knew they were from Camp Speicher, and that he had to help her get them back to Baghdad.
Ayyub provided ferries for the army and gave them refuge in Tikrit.
Following his capture, Saddam was transported to a U.S. base near Tikrit, and later taken to the American base near Baghdad.
He consistently held Iraq from Tikrit to the Gulf without interruption.
On 14 December, U.S. administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer confirmed that Saddam Hussein had indeed been captured at a farmhouse in ad-Dawr near Tikrit. citation Bremer presented video footage of Saddam in custody.
Common combinations with tikrit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in tikrit 2×
- tikrit and 2×
- from tikrit 2×
- near tikrit 2×