TRIBAL in a Sentence

Learn TRIBAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for TRIBAL, such as:

1. The purpose of these books was to enlighten members of tribal cultures.
2. African tribal societies were traditionally ruled by a council of elders.
3. As an American I do not believe in exclusive ethnic, racial or tribal states.
4. And the penalty we tribal rulers pay is that our subjects watch us every minute.
5. They will also deal with Pakistan's military response to militants in tribal areas in the country's north.

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tribal
 a.  relating to group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
Classic Sentence:
1  And the penalty we tribal rulers pay is that our subjects watch us every minute.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence:
1  A pilot study has seen tribal chiefs agree to the training of local community teams, who counsel women and have their violent husbands arrested.
2  The purpose of these books was to enlighten members of tribal cultures.
3  As an American I do not believe in exclusive ethnic, racial or tribal states.
4  They will also deal with Pakistan's military response to militants in tribal areas in the country's north.
5  African tribal societies were traditionally ruled by a council of elders.