Explore Abiding through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like enduring or imperishable. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Abiding meaning
Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
Synonyms of Abiding
Using Abiding
- The main meaning on this page is: Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
- Useful related words include: enduring, imperishable, permanent, lasting.
- In the example corpus, abiding often appears in combinations such as: abiding by, law abiding, an abiding.
Context around Abiding
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abiding
- In this selection, "abiding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, law, democracies, citizens, gun and faith stand out and add context to how "abiding" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a law abiding citizen of and a law abiding nation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abiding" sits close to words such as cartoons, clinched and greenville, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abiding
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I love that we’re a law-abiding nation. (9 words)
Grisham is punishing only law-abiding gun owners, and she’s doing so deliberately. (14 words)
Cayman will be back to the mostly law-abiding country it was 20 years ago. (15 words)
Alcoholic beverages like sake and soju are also served; however, I could not partake as I am a law-abiding citizen of the United States of America and not over the age of 21. Also, as with most restaurants in Convoy, expect a long wait time. (46 words)
Once again, gun-rights advocates have been proven right: Taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens does nothing to stop crime, and in fact most often has the opposite effect, as it strips the ability of the law-abiding to defend themselves. (42 words)
Instead of abiding by this decision, the company rather communicated to the members of the affected group that they would rather conduct a full built assets survey i.e. comprising enumeration of all farm properties and structures on one’s land. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Once again, gun-rights advocates have been proven right: Taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens does nothing to stop crime, and in fact most often has the opposite effect, as it strips the ability of the law-abiding to defend themselves.
Only law-abiding citizens abide by the law in its finest print, but alcohol prohibition made a nation of otherwise law-abiding citizens lawless.
Akintoye, a Senator in Second Republic, asserted: “The Yoruba Self Determination led by me runs a struggle that is totally peaceful and law abiding.
Alcoholic beverages like sake and soju are also served; however, I could not partake as I am a law-abiding citizen of the United States of America and not over the age of 21. Also, as with most restaurants in Convoy, expect a long wait time.
As well as crime statistics, each state should be required to keep an accurate record of crimes that have been thwarted by armed, law-abiding citizens.
California is an outlier because of its high level of hoplophobia (the irrational fear of weapons), its anti-2nd Amendment and anti-gun bias, and its bigotry against law-abiding gun owners and people who wish to become gun owners.
Cayman will be back to the mostly law-abiding country it was 20 years ago.
Derbyshire caught Thornberry in the open after the politician stressed the importance of democracies abiding by international law.
Dr Titus saluted Atiku’s abiding faith in his country Nigeria as a land of possibility, and his conviction that education is the fuel and inspiration for the crystallisation of that possibility.
Ekujumi called on Nigerians to continue to keep an abiding faith with democracy and refuse to be incited and hoodwinked by anti-democratic elements who do not wish the country well.
Grisham is punishing only law-abiding gun owners, and she’s doing so deliberately.
He dodged the issue, however, of military cooperation, saying only that Russia is abiding by the sanctions prohibiting procuring weapons from Pyongyang.
He said: "You are young and after leaving prison you will have a choice of a fruitful law-abiding life or to engage in serious crime.
He, therefore, Called on the good people of the state to remain calm and continue to be law abiding as security agents have been directed to ensure the safety of lives and property of the citizens.
I also thank the people of the state for widely believing in me and the PD P. While urging them all to remain law abiding while we pursue the appeal process.
I am wary of placing my deputies in positions that could lead to civil liability conflicts, as well as the potential risks posed by prohibiting law-abiding citizens from their constitutional right to self-defense.
If we're going to castigate cops when they're cowardly, violent, or criminal, it's important to celebrate cops when they're brave, selfless, and law-abiding, too.
I love that we’re a law-abiding nation.
Income redistribution is an abiding value of the Biden Administration, and now it wants to spread that to mortgage lending.
Instead of abiding by this decision, the company rather communicated to the members of the affected group that they would rather conduct a full built assets survey i.e. comprising enumeration of all farm properties and structures on one’s land.
Common combinations with abiding
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- abiding by 52×
- law abiding 33×
- an abiding 12×
- abiding citizens 11×
- not abiding 10×
- and abiding 8×
- of abiding 5×
- abiding faith 4×
- abiding citizen 4×
- my abiding 3×