Explore Amending through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Amending in a sentence
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Amending meaning
present participle and gerund of amend
Using Amending
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of amend
- In the example corpus, amending often appears in combinations such as: amending the, by amending, of amending.
Context around Amending
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amending
- In this selection, "amending" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, support, considering, motion, marsh and inclusionary stand out and add context to how "amending" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agency after amending the anti and an amending motion introduced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amending" sits close to words such as appendix, bailed and banished, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amending
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And so that's what we have set out to do by amending this protocol. (15 words)
Kenya set up the Anti-Counterfeit Agency after amending the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008. (15 words)
San Mateo is not the only county that has had controversy around amending sanctuary policies. (15 words)
In Ohio’s recent election on amending the state Constitution, one out-of-state donor, the Uihlein family, contributed almost half of all donations to the losing “yes” side, but was swamped by the thousands of small donors to the “no” side. (42 words)
Russian forces pounded front-line cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while Kyiv played down a report that it is amending some plans for a counteroffensive due to a leak of classified US intelligence documents. (39 words)
In Telangana, the BJP is in the midst of amending its strategy too, after the national leadership’s attempts to extend tacit support to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) appeared to be not going down well. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
He said there is no immediate benefit or loss in amending and not amending the Act.
An amending motion introduced at EPC, which was passed unanimously, would require that any short-term rental would need to be regulated consistently across any zoning areas.
And so that's what we have set out to do by amending this protocol.
As for the mode of amending the Constitution, only 34 percent of the respondents agree with the creation of a Constitutional convention.
Councilmember Steve Olson was successful in amending Marsh’s motion by specifying a June 1 deadline for city staff to present the new, tighter rules, an idea endorsed by Mallo and Samson.
For his part, National Union of Students of the Philippines president Jandeil Rosperos said her group is opposed to amending the Constitution, especially the provision limiting foreign participation in the education sector.
He said a meeting is to be scheduled to discuss the recommended proposal for a separate piece of legislation as against amending the Charities Act to make registration of NPOs mandatory.
In addition, the board will look at passing a resolution to support amending the state’s current school calendar law.
Indeed, the state’s October letter warned San Francisco that it urgently needs to adopt 18 corrective actions, including skipping Planning Commission hearings outside of high-need areas, and amending inclusionary housing law.
In Ohio’s recent election on amending the state Constitution, one out-of-state donor, the Uihlein family, contributed almost half of all donations to the losing “yes” side, but was swamped by the thousands of small donors to the “no” side.
In Telangana, the BJP is in the midst of amending its strategy too, after the national leadership’s attempts to extend tacit support to the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) appeared to be not going down well.
I was pleased to see the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners take a small step in the direction of solving our housing crisis last week, by amending the County Land Use Regulations (LURs).
Kenya set up the Anti-Counterfeit Agency after amending the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008.
Major applicants for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States are amending their filings to comply with the cash redemption model demanded by securities regulators.
Republicans in Florida their state’s threshold for amending the Constitution through ballot initiative from 60 percent of the vote to nearly 67 percent.
Russian forces pounded front-line cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while Kyiv played down a report that it is amending some plans for a counteroffensive due to a leak of classified US intelligence documents.
San Mateo is not the only county that has had controversy around amending sanctuary policies.
Still, however, more Filipinos are still opposed to amending the 1987 Constitution at 45 percent.
Swapo lawmaker Becky Ndjoze-Ojo said the objective of amending the Marriage Act is due to "people making changes to their womanhood and manhood".
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is considering amending regulations that require cannabis stores to ensure pot can't be seen from the exterior of their shop.
Common combinations with amending
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- amending the 110×
- by amending 18×
- of amending 16×
- for amending 12×
- and amending 9×
- or amending 7×
- to amending 6×
- on amending 6×
- against amending 5×
- is amending 5×