Random word

Explore Ascendancy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dominance or ascendance. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

Rare word

Ascendancy in a sentence

Ascendancy meaning

  1. The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
  2. Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.
  3. A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.

Synonyms of Ascendancy

dominance ascendance ascendence ascendency control condition status

Related words

Other words often associated with Ascendancy or its synonyms:

state stipulation healthiness verify authorisation statement activity ascertain consideration insure precondition manipulate

Using Ascendancy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy. | Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century. | A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.
  • Useful related words include: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency.
  • In the example corpus, ascendancy often appears in combinations such as: the ascendancy, ascendancy of, ascendancy to.

Context around Ascendancy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

political 2× current 1× wasp 1× chiss 1× gains 1× present 1× cultural 1×

Often after:

somewhat 1× now 1×

Sentence patterns with Ascendancy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and cultural ascendancy now beckoned 1× by the ascendancy of thatcherism 1× call gains ascendancy and for 1× decade of ascendancy at a 1× during the ascendancy of tony 1× gained the ascendancy and play 1× gained the ascendancy to take 1× held the ascendancy somewhat responsible 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and remember this 1× at the start 1× boris has a 1× but victory were 1× confident that an 1× hamas then defeated 1×

Common sentence endings:

among 27 contenders 1× and irreversible matter 1× ascendancy of thatcherism 1× at a job 1× behind every corner 1× for good reasons 1×

Words around Ascendancy

Just before it in the word index:

ascendance 20 ascend 183 ascencio 4 ascena 4 asce 10 ascc 3

Just after it in the word index:

ascendant 62 ascended 187 ascendence 4 ascendency 19 ascendent 4 ascender 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abelian 112 acer 112 agrippina 112 allegiant 112 alluding 112 amar 112

Corpus analysis for Ascendancy

  • In this selection, "ascendancy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, political, current, wasp, somewhat and now stand out and add context to how "ascendancy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and cultural ascendancy now beckoned and by the ascendancy of thatcherism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ascendancy" sits close to words such as abelian, acer and agrippina, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ascendancy

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

Short example sentences

And remember this was during the ascendancy of Tony Benn. (10 words)

The British held the Ascendancy somewhat responsible for the 1798 rebellion. (11 words)

All this was brought to an end by the ascendancy of Thatcherism. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

We are enamoured by the fact that, already, a bill for the amendment of the constitution that will give legal backing to the proposition has passed second reading in the House of Representatives as the call gains ascendancy and for good reasons. (42 words)

Hamas then defeated Fatah forces in Gaza and secured its political ascendancy there, leading Israel to seal off Gazans from Israel, even as some official Israeli refrained, and still refrain, from designating Gaza as outside of its international borders. (39 words)

For those of us who believe in God or higher powers, as the case may be, President Tinubu’s ascendancy to the Presidency of Nigeria in 2023 appears to me as a settled and irreversible matter. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

All this was brought to an end by the ascendancy of Thatcherism.

Boris has a strong personal following and Conservatives and despite the current ascendancy of the extreme right, they are divided between anti-European libertarian ideologues and one-nation tax-cutting businessmen.

For those of us who believe in God or higher powers, as the case may be, President Tinubu’s ascendancy to the Presidency of Nigeria in 2023 appears to me as a settled and irreversible matter.

Hamas then defeated Fatah forces in Gaza and secured its political ascendancy there, leading Israel to seal off Gazans from Israel, even as some official Israeli refrained, and still refrain, from designating Gaza as outside of its international borders.

Harry Kane's brace helped put Spurs into the ascendancy before Son Heung-min added a third to make the scoreline comfortable.

Subtly influencing global narratives (comic publications, news, social media), inciting certain behaviors beneficial to LOLtron's ascendancy.

The British held the Ascendancy somewhat responsible for the 1798 rebellion.

The Row gained the ascendancy and play was generally towards the visitors’ goal.

Advertentie

The Wasp ascendancy has yielded to Sunday brunch and walks in the woods.

With the help of the Nightsisters, it could very well be that Thrawn intends to create his own kind of order, perhaps one more like the Chiss Ascendancy.

And remember this was during the ascendancy of Tony Benn.

At the start of TikTok's ascendancy, there were high-profile cases of censorship on the app: a user in the US had her account suspended for discussing Beijing's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang.

Her ascendancy to this prestigious position was reportedly paved through the ‘Women in Sports Elite Football Trials, second edition,’ where she shone brightly among 27 contenders.

If Trump’s political ascendancy has taught us nothing else, it’s that there may not be logic to find behind every corner.

Most chief executives are lucky to have a decade of ascendancy at a job.

The Suns held a 20-18 lead at quarter-time, before the visitors gained the ascendancy to take a 47-40 lead into half-time.

We are enamoured by the fact that, already, a bill for the amendment of the constitution that will give legal backing to the proposition has passed second reading in the House of Representatives as the call gains ascendancy and for good reasons.

After all, all we know of the present Ascendancy by the time of the Empire’s rise is that Thrawn left it in a period of upheaval.

But Victory were now in the ascendancy and Jenkins wrapped the tie up when she dribbled round two opponents and then lashed a shot past Bledsoe with just over ten minutes remaining.

Confident that an era of unprecedented US economic, military and cultural ascendancy now beckoned, members of an intoxicated elite threw caution to the winds.

Advertentie

Common combinations with ascendancy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ascendancy" in a sentence?
An example: "All this was brought to an end by the ascendancy of Thatcherism." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ascendancy" from authentic English texts.
What does "ascendancy" mean?
Ascendancy means: The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
What are synonyms of "ascendancy"?
Common synonyms of "ascendancy" include: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control, condition, status.
How many example sentences with "ascendancy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ascendancy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.