Example sentences for: sikhs

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

  • Nanak’s teachings were written in the Adi Granth, which acquired for Sikhs the sanctity of the Koran.

  • Britain prepared a parliamentary democracy with majority rule, but the majority were Hindus — and Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs had been killing each other in war for many centuries.

  • Sikhs make up just 2 percent of the population.

  • They all took the surname Singh, meaning “Lion” (all Sikhs are named Singh, but not all Singhs are Sikhs), and wore a turban and kept the five K’s: kesha (uncut hair and beard), kanga (comb for their hair), kara (steel bracelet), kachha (soldier’s shorts), and kirpan (dagger).

  • The one attempt to merge the principles of Hinduism and Islam is that of the Sikhs (“disciples”).


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