Example sentences for: sunni

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

  • It asked the offices to task all resources, including human sources and electronic databases, for any information pertaining to "current operational activities relating to Sunni extremism."

  • The vast majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but there are also Shiites, Christians, Zoroastrians, Jews, and others.

  • After bloody struggles, the Sunni became (and remain) the majority sect.

  • Those who became the Shia held that any leader of the Ummah must be a direct descendant of the Prophet; those who became the Sunni argued that lineal descent was not required if the candidate met other standards of faith and knowledge.

  • By 1996, al Qaeda apparently had established cooperative relationships with at least 20 Sunni Islamic extremist groups in the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, and East Asia, as well as with elements of the Saudi opposition.


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