How to Use Sikh in a Sentence

Sikh

1 of 2 noun
  • At least one of the drivers was a Sikh.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Nowak was white, and his killer was of a Sikh, South Asian background.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Sikhs stand tall and support one another through every challenge.
    — Akash Pamarthy, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • As a British Sikh, India has always felt like a second home to me.
    — Shani Dhanda, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Months later, Gandhi was killed by her Sikh bodyguards in an act of revenge.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Not every practicing Sikh carries the item.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • At least two members of Peshawar’s Sikh community were killed in the few past months.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The most vocal supporters of the cause are among the Sikh diaspora.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Karan Majahan on the killing of a Canadian Sikh.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Only one incident at a gurdwara – a Sikh temple – appears in the dataset.
    — James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The captain served in the 11th Sikh Regiment of the 14th Army.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Each raga has specific religious meanings in the Sikh scripture.
    — Yannick Peterhans, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Relatives and fellow members of the Punjabi Sikh community were shocked by the killings.
    — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Punjabi Sikh truckers have emerged as a pillar of the American trucking industry.
    — Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
  • That includes our Jewish and Muslim and Sikh and Buddhist and atheist neighbors.
    — Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Haley's candidacy is historic not only because of her country of descent but also for her Sikh upbringing.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The commission has also heard from some Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and other witnesses.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Some members of the Sikh community carry five religious items as a formal recognition of their religion.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The allegations have put a spotlight on Canada’s Sikh community.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The commission has also heard from Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and other witnesses.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • The Sikh Coalition also noted that the action was taken under pressure from the federal government.
    — Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Prayers were offered for the mission’s success at Hindu temples, Sikh Gurdwaras and Muslim mosques.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Born in 1967 to a devout Sikh family, he was involved in Dera Sacha Sauda from a young age.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In November, the city will bring forward a resolution in celebration of Sikh history month.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Authorities have charged Harjinder Singh, a Sikh, and the truck driver in the fatal crash, with vehicular homicide.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The day began with a Hindu vivah ceremony, followed by a Sikh Anand Karaj ceremony.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In 2012, a shooter murdered seven Sikh worshipers in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
    — Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2022
  • Since 2023, Akash Pamarthy has been documenting the lives of members of the Sikh religion around Ohio.
    — Akash Pamarthy, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Many of the immigrant drivers are members of the Sikh community, a religious minority from India.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Avtar had worked as the temple’s head cook for the last 23 years, and he was deeply involved in service to both the Sikh community and the Tracy area in general, Deep said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Sikh

2 of 2 adjective
  • About two dozen joined in a traditional Sikh prayer, called an Ardas.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There’s even a Sikh gurdwara on-site for the staff and anyone else who wants to visit or worship.
    — David Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • He was seen as a human rights activist by Sikh organizations.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • Sikh motorcycle clubs have sprouted around the country as a means of social bonding in addition to recreation.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The movement, which aims to create an independent Sikh homeland, is banned in India.
    — ABC News, 25 May 2026
  • The movement, which aims to create an independent Sikh homeland, is banned in India.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The movement, which aims to create an independent Sikh homeland, is banned in India.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Many of those drivers left India seeking a better life in America and to practice their Sikh faith.
    — Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The incursion feels pointed, but before two Sikh immigrants can be whisked away — men who have lived there a decade or longer — a slight commotion begins.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Digwa was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with a Sikh dagger and sentenced last week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.
    — ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • The deadly accidents brought negative attention to Punjabi and Sikh truck drivers.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In turn, Ottawa has accused New Delhi of sponsoring violence against Sikh politicians on its soil.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The ties were strained under Carney's predecessor in the wake of the 2023 killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
    — ABC News, 25 May 2026
  • And the invitation extends beyond the thousands of Sikh attendees who journey to Yuba City from throughout the state and country.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • India has long accused Canada – home to one of the largest Sikh populations outside India – of harboring Sikh extremists.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Roads will close Sunday in the Vineyard neighborhood of south Sacramento as a local Sikh temple celebrates a three-day religious festival.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In a public statement issued following the verdict, Sikh community organizations condemned the killing and stressed that the case should not be viewed as representative of Sikhism.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Non-League side Morecambe have made Ashvir Singh Johal the first Sikh manager in the history of the English professional game.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The Sikh faith originated in the Punjab region of northwest India in the 15th century, but Sikh people have migrated and settled around the world.
    — Akash Pamarthy, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • The chapel joins, among others, a Catholic church in Minneapolis, a synagogue in Pittsburgh and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin where people — both young and old — were killed.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In August, an unknown person shot at Sikh activists near Sacramento, which Shergill and others in the community fear is the work of the Indian government.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The spotlight has been on Sikh truckers because the driver in the Florida crash and the driver in another fatal crash in California in October are both Sikh.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder for stabbing Nowak with an 8-inch (21 centimeter) Sikh dagger and sentenced this week to life in prison with a minimum 21-year term.
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • In Ohio, Pamarthy found a community that embraces its Sikh Indian roots and a new generation blending their faith with their American identity.
    — Akash Pamarthy, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • It was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 as a condition of the Treaty of Lahore, which ended the first Anglo-Sikh War.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.
    — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Sikh independence advocate was a prominent member of the Khalistan movement, banned in India, to create an independent Sikh homeland.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, tensions between Canada and India have escalated over the alleged assassination of a Sikh activist in 2023.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The farm vehicle belonged to our turbaned Sikh host, Jagroop Singh, and his family; joyful relatives joined us onboard, including Singh’s gleeful children and 5-year-old pigtailed niece.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026

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