Explore Abound through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like burst or bristle. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Abound meaning
- To be full to overflowing; to bristle.
- To be wealthy.
- To be highly productive.
Using Abound
- The main meaning on this page is: To be full to overflowing; to bristle. | To be wealthy. | To be highly productive.
- Useful related words include: be, abound in, burst, bristle.
- In the example corpus, abound often appears in combinations such as: abound in, that abound, abound as.
Context around Abound
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abound
- In this selection, "abound" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, examples, jobs, leaves, old, elsewhere and world stand out and add context to how "abound" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and misery abound with women and bad decisions abound old jokes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abound" sits close to words such as behaviours, coke and echoing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abound
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Challenges abound elsewhere too. (4 words)
Examples of his extraordinary access abound. (6 words)
Fine touches abound, both obvious and subtle. (7 words)
As the four girls work to keep their secrets from being exposed and discover who the mysterious stalker named "A" is, toxic teenage relationships abound, such as the forbidden love affair between underage Aria and her high school teacher Ezra. (40 words)
Instances abound; Cameroonian President, Paul Biya was said to have been “fraudulently re-elected” in 2018 for a seventh term and has been in office as president for over three decades. (31 words)
It is bleakly gripping – mournful cellos yes, humour no – as kidnapped children and temporal conspiracies abound, but its depiction of regret and inevitability is also tragically beautiful. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alabama’s economy is strong, industries are thriving, jobs abound, and more businesses than ever want to locate and grow here.
A scan of those videos and photos shows tourists adorned in pumpkin spice-kitsch: flannels and big hats, earth tones and maple leaves abound.
As the four girls work to keep their secrets from being exposed and discover who the mysterious stalker named "A" is, toxic teenage relationships abound, such as the forbidden love affair between underage Aria and her high school teacher Ezra.
As the sun dips below the neighboring island of Lanai, red shadows abound on Maui Animal Farm.
Bad decisions abound, old jokes lack fresh appeal, and the Bette Midler version of “Mambo Italiano” that repeats annoyingly throughout is corny.
Beneath the bustle, stories of struggle and misery abound, with women and girls frequently being the most vulnerable due to poverty, violence, and opportunity gaps.
Be sure you check out all of the murals that abound in the small town.
Challenges abound elsewhere too.
Drug and alcohol jokes, as well as racial humor also abound in the cartoon, making it much more suitable for an older audience than kids.
Elsewhere, hysterics abound as Traill and editor Christian Hoffman struggle to find a hilarious take.
Examples abound among this year’s shortlisted North East Culture Awards nominees.
Examples abound at the moment about the impressive, collaborative works and projects already under execution on the CDF front throughout the country.
Examples abound world over of countries that practice federal system like ours.
Examples of chronic and sometimes tragic ineptitude abound.
Examples of his extraordinary access abound.
Fine touches abound, both obvious and subtle.
Instances abound; Cameroonian President, Paul Biya was said to have been “fraudulently re-elected” in 2018 for a seventh term and has been in office as president for over three decades.
It is bleakly gripping – mournful cellos yes, humour no – as kidnapped children and temporal conspiracies abound, but its depiction of regret and inevitability is also tragically beautiful.
Lithium-ion is the favourite chemistry right now, but innovations in battery technology abound.
Multiple theories abound as to the Ark’s fate.
Common combinations with abound
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- abound in 38×
- that abound 11×
- abound as 11×
- abound that 10×
- abound for 9×
- abound and 8×
- abound on 8×
- theories abound 8×
- examples abound 7×
- opportunities abound 7×