Example sentences for: brunei

How can you use “brunei” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Northeast Borneo (Sabah) was “rented” from the Sultan of Brunei by British businessman Alfred Dent.

  • In 1888, Sarawak, Brunei, and what is now Sabah were at last grouped together as a British protectorate, North Borneo, but it did not gain the status of a crown colony.

  • In 1839, the governor of Singapore sent James Brooke (1803–1868) to promote trade links with the Sultan of Brunei.

  • Northern Borneo was quickly overrun, but the oil fields of Miri and Brunei were pre-emptively sabotaged by the British and Dutch.

  • In Singapore the following year, they were joined by representatives from Sarawak and Brunei.


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