Get to know Ascribed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Ascribed meaning
simple past and past participle of ascribe
Using Ascribed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of ascribe
- In the example corpus, ascribed often appears in combinations such as: ascribed to, is ascribed, be ascribed.
Context around Ascribed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ascribed
- In this selection, "ascribed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legend, properly and value stand out and add context to how "ascribed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and place ascribed to them and as earlier ascribed by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ascribed" sits close to words such as aba, avenge and backups, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ascribed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It persistently ascribed their urges to childhood trauma. (8 words)
The killing was widely ascribed to Israel, although Israel has not commented. (12 words)
And to many, the kinds of symptoms ascribed to bird flu infection may not seem particularly urgent. (17 words)
His post read, “The credit for the feats that appear to be puffing the likes of Burna Boy up have to be properly ascribed to the greats who cleared the thorny paths that have created pathways for his likes to walk through practically effortlessly. (44 words)
The whys and wherefores of such an argument need the context of time and place ascribed to them: Ashe was having a difficult enough job establishing himself as that rarest of breeds – a black man competing with some success in a white-dominated sport. (44 words)
Cultural activist and former aircraft pilot Ovid Williams of the Patamona nation, North Pakarimas is on a mission to research and retain the original place names as earlier ascribed by the Indigenous People of Guyana, as well as their meanings. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to an urban legend ascribed to George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, he coined the word “ghoti” to underline the absurdities of English spelling.
His post read, “The credit for the feats that appear to be puffing the likes of Burna Boy up have to be properly ascribed to the greats who cleared the thorny paths that have created pathways for his likes to walk through practically effortlessly.
It marked a sharp fall in the $300 billion-plus value ascribed to the company in mid-2020, before its IPO planned for later that year was pulled.
The calls for more people to shop there went unheeded, Ahmadi said, something he ascribed to a lack of connection with people outside the grocery store’s neighborhood.
The first is “The Ballad of Walsingham,” sometimes known as “The Lament for Walsingham,” which is usually ascribed to the English Martyr, St. Philip Howard; the second is “The Pilgrim Queen,” written by St. John Henry Newman.
Their name cocks a snook at how greatness is still disproportionately ascribed to men, and their offering packs a lot of playful snark.
The whys and wherefores of such an argument need the context of time and place ascribed to them: Ashe was having a difficult enough job establishing himself as that rarest of breeds – a black man competing with some success in a white-dominated sport.
And to many, the kinds of symptoms ascribed to bird flu infection may not seem particularly urgent.
Cultural activist and former aircraft pilot Ovid Williams of the Patamona nation, North Pakarimas is on a mission to research and retain the original place names as earlier ascribed by the Indigenous People of Guyana, as well as their meanings.
Despite his present surgical procedure a month later, his restoration was spoiled by issues that had been initially ascribed to the after-effects of the surgical procedure.
In most cases, the person doesn't claim to have actually seen aliens, but some sufferers have ascribed such episodes to abduction by extraterrestrials who then wiped their memory of further details.
It persistently ascribed their urges to childhood trauma.
I will stipulate that the members of Erie’s “slate” may otherwise be decent enough folks, although there has been some electoral mischief ascribed to several of them.
The killing was widely ascribed to Israel, although Israel has not commented.
To that inherited colonial legacy of ―regionalism‖ is to be ascribed both the North/South dichotomy and the East/West disparity which has informed the country’s structure of government and politics to this day.
All capitalised terms used in this announcement which are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the announcement and circular to shareholders of the Company, both dated 9 October 2020, in relation to the Proposed Transaction.
A phrase famously ascribed to Sandino and frequently employed by Murillo — “always further” — will be engraved on the bell.
Chekhov’s gun is there on every page: words spoken carelessly or in jest are later repeated in a court of law, their meaning twisted; gifts given in innocence are produced with new motives ascribed.
If there were a theme song that could be ascribed to what we call the “Fleecing of Guyana” series of articles, it would be Silk’s song, ‘Advantage’.
Never mind, I still insist the devil may be innocent in many cases ascribed to him; just like the knife is, until it is picked up….
Common combinations with ascribed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ascribed to 109×
- is ascribed 16×
- be ascribed 13×
- ascribed the 11×
- been ascribed 9×
- are ascribed 7×
- have ascribed 6×
- usually ascribed 4×
- ascribed by 4×
- also ascribed 4×