How do you use Uvf in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Uvf in a sentence
Uvf meaning
Initialism of Ulster Volunteer Force.
Using Uvf
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of Ulster Volunteer Force.
- In the example corpus, uvf often appears in combinations such as: the uvf, uvf men, uvf members.
Context around Uvf
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uvf
- In this selection, "uvf" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, proud, shankill, men, members and rhc stand out and add context to how "uvf" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the uvf was proscribed and against the uvf. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uvf" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uvf
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From an early age, “I knew I wanted to be in the UVF”. (13 words)
During violence in the Shankill, UVF members shot dead RUC officer Victor Arbuckle. (13 words)
Shortly after, the UVF was proscribed (made illegal) by the Northern Ireland government. (13 words)
It drew on information from seven former members, as well as a number of other sources: Soldier H said "We operated initially with them thinking that we were the UVF ", to which Soldier F added: "We wanted to cause confusion". (40 words)
Nevin, if you read the appendix to the report you can read Birrell’s own words where he scathingly identifies the example of the UVF as the source of the revival of violent republican seperatism from marginalisation. (37 words)
Three of the bandmembers, two Catholics and a Protestant, were shot dead, while two of the UVF men were killed when the bomb they had loaded onto the band's minibus detonated prematurely. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the prisoner in charge of UVF/RHC (Red Hand Commando) prisoners, I had previously held talks with him about Special Category prisoners housed in Long Kesh.
In fact, as the play shows, he had been one of Gusty Spence’s “Irish learners – all proud UVF men” in the Kesh.
It was described as a UVF "show of strength", but police took an operational decision to gather evidence and not to intervene.
Amid scenes honouring Robert Seymour in Belfast, the News Letter looks at who the UVF man was.
Billy Wright who was known as “King Rat,” rejected the UVF’s ceasefire in 1994.
From an early age, “I knew I wanted to be in the UVF”.
The first was the attack on June 27, 1970 by the UVF and others on the nationalist enclave of the Short Strand in East Belfast.
Nevin, if you read the appendix to the report you can read Birrell’s own words where he scathingly identifies the example of the UVF as the source of the revival of violent republican seperatism from marginalisation.
A 2007 Police Ombudsman report revealed that UVF members had been allowed to commit a string of terrorist offences, including murder, while working as informers for RUC Special Branch.
British Army officers then threatened to resign if they were ordered to take action against the UVF.
During violence in the Shankill, UVF members shot dead RUC officer Victor Arbuckle.
It drew on information from seven former members, as well as a number of other sources: Soldier H said "We operated initially with them thinking that we were the UVF ", to which Soldier F added: "We wanted to cause confusion".
On 16 June 1994, just before the ceasefires, the Irish National Liberation Army killed a UVF member in a gun attack on the Shankill Road.
On 21 May, the UVF issued a statement declaring "war" against the IRA and anyone helping it.
On 27 May the UVF fatally shot a Catholic civilian, John Scullion, as he walked home.
Shortly after, the UVF was proscribed (made illegal) by the Northern Ireland government.
The IRA, in the remaining month before its ceasefire, killed four senior loyalist paramilitaries, three from the UDA and one from the UVF.
The UDA, for example, has feuded with their fellow loyalists the UVF on two occasions since 2000.
The UVF was the first paramilitary grouping to split as a result of their ceasefire, spawning the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in 1996.
Three of the bandmembers, two Catholics and a Protestant, were shot dead, while two of the UVF men were killed when the bomb they had loaded onto the band's minibus detonated prematurely.
Common combinations with uvf
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: