The leader of an Arab village or family.
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Examples for "sheikh"
Examples for "sheikh"
1Emptiness. The sheikh's wife-on-the-run has now been asked to help free Latifa.
2Providing, of course, she could persuade the sheikh to let her go.
3Whoever the sheikh might be, he kept good order in his domain.
4Representatives of the sheikh did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
5The sheikh, though, does not believe he can rely on Iran altogether.
1The sheik has finished his prayer in the silence of his chamber.
2Who but the sheik could of right say to the caravan, Halt!
3The sheik and the ulemas must be rescued, cost what it might.
4When the Mahdists rode up the sheik rose and saluted their commander.
5And, in fact, Phyllis gave a cool nod to her sheik friend.
1The boldness and assurance with which he spoke deeply impressed the Arab chief.
2At the sight of the daring Arab chief Guy could scarcely restrain himself.
3One day, in such a spot, he met an Arab chief.
4An Arab chief has come here professing allegiance to my government.
5Thyra knelt and kissed the hem of the Arab chief's garment in humble gratitude.
1They are seeing a common interest with Iran, the same tribal sheikh said.
2Then they planted roadside bombs and destroyed the headquarters, said the tribal sheikh who declined to be named.
3Among them were a police officer, an army official, the headmaster of a school, a Sunni tribal sheikh and his son.
4Anbar clerics and hardline tribal sheikhs say that is not enough either.
5Negotiations were underway involving local tribal sheikhs for a truce, the source said.
6Army officers, presidential guard units, tribal sheikhs, clerics and politicians have defected to the opposition.
7Even today, in some houses outside Baghdad, tribal sheikhs adorn their homes with pictures of the crown prince.
8While the tensions have eased, Sunni tribal sheikhs in Anbar have complained they feel alienated by the central government.
9For its part, Saudi Arabia provided "blatant" support to allied tribal sheikhs and parties in Yemen, he said.
10By building strong relationships with Iraqis on the ground he convinced his military leaders at the Pentagon to work with the powerful tribal sheikhs.
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