Example sentences for: sisal

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

  • For a time a new fiber called sisal seemed promising.

  • Basketware made from sisal and other plant species found in the area is typically used to carry a range of goods; woven mats can also be found.

  • In Kenya, people have reported using sisal bundles stuffed into cracks to keep out mosquitoes [ 19 ] . Throughout Africa, communities report burning organic material, such as dung, wheat, wood from the Neem tree, and leaves to produce smoke, on the grounds that smoke repels mosquitoes [ 20 ] . Other communities have reported using permethrin-impregnated sisal curtains to protect themselves [ 21 ] . Semi-nomadic Samburu herdsmen reportedly cover themselves in the sand of dry riverbeds at night, while travelling through areas where the abundance of mosquitoes is particularly bothersome (M.

  • The family of Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister who attempted to negotiate with Hitler before World War II, created a sisal farm on the island, but the attempt failed miserably.

  • Sponge gathering was devastated after a fungus attacked the crop, and sisal was produced more cheaply in South America.


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