Explore Anchoring through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Anchoring meaning
- The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
- The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
Using Anchoring
- The main meaning on this page is: The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm. | The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
- In the example corpus, anchoring often appears in combinations such as: anchoring the, anchoring and, the anchoring.
Context around Anchoring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anchoring
- In this selection, "anchoring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, continue, basic, tubing, methods, consists and moorings stand out and add context to how "anchoring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 36 25 anchoring on the and a solid anchoring of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anchoring" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anchoring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He started anchoring newscasts two years later. (7 words)
That helps in anchoring, especially in the pocket”. (8 words)
From fire (adventure) to earth (anchoring the self somewhere!). (9 words)
Her beginning as a supporting character to her eventual expansion as the franchise's star allows for a solid anchoring of the series in real and honest emotional stakes without being sappy, something that's unusual for a long-running horror franchise. (42 words)
After the meeting ended, two or three Congress workers from my rival group turned up and used abusive language and insulted me for not taking their names from the dias, as I was anchoring the entire event. (37 words)
Anything to do with the beach and water was his joy, whether he was pulling the kids tubing, anchoring and swimming in Lake Michigan, lunches at local marinas, cruising the DC shoreline or jet skiing. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
This knowledge is very important in all anchoring methods The basic anchoring consists of determining the location, dropping the anchor, laying out the scope, setting the hook, and assessing where the vessel ends up.
Additionally, damage from anchoring, moorings and dredging has impacted the country’s seagrass beds.
Anything to do with the beach and water was his joy, whether he was pulling the kids tubing, anchoring and swimming in Lake Michigan, lunches at local marinas, cruising the DC shoreline or jet skiing.
As it stands right now, the Dodgers desperately need to continue anchoring their pitching staff.
But with my parents anchoring the idea of what life can mean with someone else, I think I now have a better chance of finding lasting love.
During the summer period, Klopp would likely have had designs for Fabinho to continue anchoring his engine room.
From fire (adventure) to earth (anchoring the self somewhere!).
Her beginning as a supporting character to her eventual expansion as the franchise's star allows for a solid anchoring of the series in real and honest emotional stakes without being sappy, something that's unusual for a long-running horror franchise.
He started anchoring newscasts two years later.
Hobart said if an anchoring moratorium was deemed necessary, it should be limited to the times of the year when there is a large number of vessels in Lake Tashmoo.
Less than four miles from FedEx corporate headquarters, the neighborhood offered affordable homes and access to a variety of job options, with a sprawling mall anchoring a busy commercial thoroughfare.
That helps in anchoring, especially in the pocket”.
The American Founders persistently appealed to those moral truths or anchoring axioms that were there before the text.
The U-shaped kitchen anchoring the back of the house also embodies form and function.
Those discussions could include anchoring bolts into the ground or spraying a sort of cement layer on the slope as support.
UV was in full control of the first two periods after leading by 11, 36-25., anchoring on the efforts of Dela Torre and Cambarijan.
After the meeting ended, two or three Congress workers from my rival group turned up and used abusive language and insulted me for not taking their names from the dias, as I was anchoring the entire event.
Anchoring and burling are effective strategies for targeting these fish.
China's carriers thus support local dominance under this protective umbrella rather than anchoring the fleet’s offensive power.
CNN’s election headquarters will operate from both Washington, D.C., and New York City, with Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper anchoring “Election Night in America” starting at 4 p.m. EST.
Common combinations with anchoring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- anchoring the 24×
- anchoring and 6×
- the anchoring 6×
- anchoring their 4×
- and anchoring 4×
- anchoring of 3×
- an anchoring 3×
- in anchoring 3×
- by anchoring 3×
- began anchoring 3×