Example sentences for: johor

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

  • With the Dutch concentrating once more on Java and the Moluccas in the 18th century, the Bugis took advantage of the vacuum by raiding Perak and Kedah, imposing their chieftains in Selangor and becoming the power behind the throne in Johor.

  • The beaches of Kelantan and Terengganu, especially the turtle beach of Rantau Abang, and farther south at Johor’s Desaru, haven’t yet suffered too much from the industrialization polluting the West Coast.

  • To cater to Western tastes, the major cities — KL, Georgetown, Melaka, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu — and the beach resorts have nightclubs and cocktail lounges with live music.

  • But Raffles secured his place in history by negotiating with the Sultan of Johor the creation of the Singapore trading post, in 1819.

  • A trade treaty gave the Dutch command of the spice trade but reserved Johor’s rights in tin exports from Perak, Selangor, and Klang.


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