Example sentences for: sikhs

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

  • Sikhs make up just 2 percent of the population.

  • The militancy of the Sikhs came about only as Nanak’s successors got embroiled in politics — with dire results for the Sikhs — when their leaders challenged the Mughals.

  • In east (Indian) Punjab, Hindus and Sikhs massacred Muslims; in west (Pakistani) Punjab, the Muslims massacred Sikhs and Hindus.

  • 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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