Explore Turban through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like headdress or headgear. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Turban meaning
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
Using Turban
- The main meaning on this page is: A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head. | A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim. | The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
- Useful related words include: headdress, headgear, pillbox, toque.
- In the example corpus, turban often appears in combinations such as: his turban, turban and, the turban.
Context around Turban
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turban
- In this selection, "turban" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, remove, granted, matching, wearing, get and military stand out and add context to how "turban" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a saffron turban on the and a unique turban for independence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turban" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and addressable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turban
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Prithviraj Kapoor tying the turban for Rishi Kapoor. (8 words)
We're putting a turban on the person. (8 words)
It’s not always easy being a turban-wearing Sikh in Central California. (13 words)
Air India pilot told to remove turban, get pat-down at Madrid airportAn Air India Sikh pilot faced harassment at Madrid airport in Spain on Tuesday night when he was asked to remove his turban for screening or undergo a pat-down. (42 words)
Along with music and dancing, the family-friendly affair will feature a parade, 27 booths, face painting, henna tattoos, crafts for kids and a chance to dress up Indian-style in a sari or turban. (35 words)
But the 30-second French-language ad is quite different, opening with a shot of Singh with his long hair down, followed by a glimpse of him winding a turban around his head. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Air India pilot told to remove turban, get pat-down at Madrid airportAn Air India Sikh pilot faced harassment at Madrid airport in Spain on Tuesday night when he was asked to remove his turban for screening or undergo a pat-down.
He is likely the first enlisted Marine to graduate from recruit training while wearing articles of faith intrinsic to the Sikh tradition, specifically a beard and turban, Military.
I designed the turban and petticoat and she recreated it,” said DainaAyara, a resident of downtown Limón.
In 2018, the Ontario government granted turban-wearing Sikhs an exemption to ride motorcycles without helmets to recognize their civil rights and religious expression.
It’s not always easy being a turban-wearing Sikh in Central California.
A distraught-looking Mapisa-Nqakula, elegantly dressed in a blue and yellow dress and matching turban, maintained her composure.
Mr Dillingham said: “He said he had seen our sign and was deeply offended as it showed a man with a tanned complexion in a turban.
Deployed to India to entertain British troops, Peter Sellers wore a turban and smeared makeup on his hands and cheeks.
Every year, the Prime Minister adds a dash of colour with a unique turban for Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations.
Further discontent ensued when the brand had the turban on sale at Nordstrom for $790.
Modi, wearing traditional kurta-pajama and a jacket, sported a saffron turban on the occasion.
Prithviraj Kapoor tying the turban for Rishi Kapoor.
Rohanpreet donned a matching kurta and turban, colour-coordinated his outfit with the bride.
She also posted a snap to Instagram wearing the Natural Turban in the Zest colorway with fun Cult Gaia acrylic statement hoops.
Thind had stayed true to his cultural roots – he spoke about philosophy inspired by Sikhism, he wore his turban with pride and could read and write in Punjabi, Urdu and English.
We're putting a turban on the person.
Along with music and dancing, the family-friendly affair will feature a parade, 27 booths, face painting, henna tattoos, crafts for kids and a chance to dress up Indian-style in a sari or turban.
Audiences have been laughing along as a struggling-to-be-politically-correct moderator addresses a Sikh-American turban wearing man.
But the 30-second French-language ad is quite different, opening with a shot of Singh with his long hair down, followed by a glimpse of him winding a turban around his head.
Canadian political leader Jagmeet Singh left netizens impressed with his response to a voter, who asked him to cut off his turban to look “like a Canadian” in Montreal on Wednesday.
Common combinations with turban
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his turban 12×
- turban and 7×
- the turban 6×
- and turban 5×
- turban on 4×
- turban for 3×
- turban to 3×
- wears turban 3×
- with turban 3×
- in turban 2×