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Arbitrarily is an English word with synonyms like randomly or indiscriminately. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Arbitrarily in a sentence

Arbitrarily | Arbitrariness

Arbitrarily meaning

  1. In an arbitrary manner.
  2. To an arbitrary degree.

Synonyms of Arbitrarily

randomly indiscriminately haphazardly willy-nilly at random every which way

Using Arbitrarily

  • The main meaning on this page is: In an arbitrary manner. | To an arbitrary degree.
  • Useful related words include: randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly.
  • In the example corpus, arbitrarily often appears in combinations such as: arbitrarily detained, arbitrarily small, an arbitrarily.

Context around Arbitrarily

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Arbitrarily

  • In this selection, "arbitrarily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, board, eia, treated, detained, arrested and small stand out and add context to how "arbitrarily" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and all arbitrarily detained prisoners and are being arbitrarily arrested tortured. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "arbitrarily" sits close to words such as abandonment, algebraic and boating, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with arbitrarily

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Abu Mohammed is one of dozens—if not hundreds—of men detained arbitrarily. (13 words)

Because f is continuous, this simplex can be made arbitrarily small by choosing an arbitrarily fine triangulation. (17 words)

According to a United Nations working group, Assange has now been held arbitrarily for more than 13 years. (18 words)

The actual star chamber: a vastly powerful 16th-century court that enforced the will of the king by arbitrarily cutting people’s ears off, rather than a group of Eurosceptic lawyers with a grudge against Rishi Sunak for trying to save them from oblivion. (44 words)

The memorandum stated that by bringing Jharkhand Examination (Measures for Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2023, the state govt aims to conduct competitive exams ‘arbitrarily’ by ‘suppressing the voice of competitive youth’. (36 words)

Aid groups and foreign diplomats have said the inspections create bottlenecks, and have accused Israel of arbitrarily turning away aid, including water filters, solar lights and medical kits that contain scissors, for spurious reasons. (34 words)

Can the board arbitrarily change their policy and refuse to pay for drywall repairs emanating from a leak of the common elements? (22 words)

Example sentences (20)

Because f is continuous, this simplex can be made arbitrarily small by choosing an arbitrarily fine triangulation.

But if what really matters is not a candidate’s character but a candidate’s reliable vote for “our” side, the incentive for politicians to tell the truth is arbitrarily close to zero.

Can the board arbitrarily change their policy and refuse to pay for drywall repairs emanating from a leak of the common elements?

In the past, when production data was obtained directly from the Russian Energy Ministry, it was found that the EIA arbitrarily subtracted 404 kb/d from the Ministry data.

It does this by setting up its own subjective regulatory scheme under which the applicant can be treated arbitrarily and must play regulatory roulette while the game board is constantly manipulated.

Last week, over 30 relatives of slain protesters, primarily mourning mothers, were arbitrarily detained by state security forces in Saqqez and Bukan.

Many of those who are arbitrarily detained are subjected to enforced disappearances, which has become a "systematic practice" under Sisi's rule, according to the Committee for Justice.

Mr Docherty was pressed on whether the UK accepts Mr Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detained, with the minister instead noting a UN panel issuing an opinion and it took this “very seriously”.

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Right now, CCC polling agents and candidates who participated in the recently held shambolic elections are being arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and abducted by the securocrats across the breadth and lengths of the motherland.

Subjective opinion is what matters, and legal certainty is thrown out the window as “hate speech” laws are arbitrarily enforced.

The actual star chamber: a vastly powerful 16th-century court that enforced the will of the king by arbitrarily cutting people’s ears off, rather than a group of Eurosceptic lawyers with a grudge against Rishi Sunak for trying to save them from oblivion.

The authorities have threatened, harassed, intimidated, and arbitrarily arrested journalists, youths, and perceived political opponents, as well as others expressing critical views.

The city must treat recently-arrived people as just that–people, who need stability to have a functional day to day life, not puzzle pieces to be moved around arbitrarily,” the statement read.

The memorandum stated that by bringing Jharkhand Examination (Measures for Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2023, the state govt aims to conduct competitive exams ‘arbitrarily’ by ‘suppressing the voice of competitive youth’.

The UN Security Council passed its first resolution on the situation in Myanmar in December, urging the junta to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all “arbitrarily detained prisoners”.

This shows that threatening your citizens with death if they break specific, arbitrarily determined, rules doesn’t deter them.

Thousands of people have been arbitrarily arrested and indicted since protests erupted; they are denied access to lawyers of their own choosing, and not even permitted to see the evidence against them.

Abu Mohammed is one of dozens—if not hundreds—of men detained arbitrarily.

According to a United Nations working group, Assange has now been held arbitrarily for more than 13 years.

Aid groups and foreign diplomats have said the inspections create bottlenecks, and have accused Israel of arbitrarily turning away aid, including water filters, solar lights and medical kits that contain scissors, for spurious reasons.

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Common combinations with arbitrarily

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "arbitrarily" in a sentence?
An example: "Because f is continuous, this simplex can be made arbitrarily small by choosing an arbitrarily fine triangulation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "arbitrarily" from authentic English texts.
What does "arbitrarily" mean?
Arbitrarily means: In an arbitrary manner.
What are synonyms of "arbitrarily"?
Common synonyms of "arbitrarily" include: randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, at random, every which way.
How many example sentences with "arbitrarily" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "arbitrarily", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.