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Wondering how to use Ascription in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as attribution or classification.

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Ascription in a sentence

Ascription meaning

  1. The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
  2. The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.

Synonyms of Ascription

attribution classification categorization categorisation sorting

Related words

Other words often associated with Ascription or its synonyms:

grouping compartmentalisation arrangement compartmentalization assortment restriction sort declassification operation

Using Ascription

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something. | The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
  • Useful related words include: attribution, classification, categorization, categorisation.
  • In the example corpus, ascription often appears in combinations such as: ascription of, ascription to, the ascription.

Context around Ascription

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

human 1×

Often after:

largely 1×

Sentence patterns with Ascription

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

and the ascription of literature 1× by their ascription to arabic 1× doubted this ascription largely on 1× from his ascription to god 1× from human ascription of false 1× however the ascription of such 1× poem s ascription to ovid 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both bourgeoisie and 1× however the ascription 1× however the impure 1× its ethos and 1× since the late 1× tacitus dial orat 1×

Common sentence endings:

legitimizing alien wisdom 1× of the soul 1× on stylistic grounds 1× philosophical re orientation 1× s other works 1× s unity alone 1×

Words around Ascription

Just before it in the word index:

ascribing 24 ascribes 34 ascribed 162 ascribe 68 ascq 5 ascp 2

Just after it in the word index:

ascroft 2 ascs 5 ascsn 4 ascsu 6 ascus 6 ascvd 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Ascription

  • In this selection, "ascription" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, human and largely stand out and add context to how "ascription" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the ascription of literature and by their ascription to arabic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ascription" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ascription

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

Since the late 19th century, however, scholars have increasingly doubted this ascription, largely on stylistic grounds. (16 words)

However, the ascription of such an inflammatory label to acts of ‘Nature’ – to grant weather agency – requires a profound philosophical re-orientation. (22 words)

This is evident from his ascription to God of corporeity and his acceptance of the traducian theory of the origin of the soul. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Both bourgeoisie and nobility in the 15th and 16th century showed great fascination with these arts, which exerted an exotic charm by their ascription to Arabic, Jewish, Gypsy, and Egyptian sources, and the popularity of white magic increased. (38 words)

Its ethos and cultural matrix was likewise Hellenistic, and "the ascription of literature to sources beyond that political, cultural and temporal framework represents a bid for authority and a fount of legitimizing "alien wisdom". (34 words)

Tacitus, Dial. Orat. 12. Lactantius quotes from a lost translation by Ovid of Aratus ' Phaenomena, although the poem's ascription to Ovid is insecure because it is never mentioned in Ovid's other works. (34 words)

Example sentences (7)

However, the ascription of such an inflammatory label to acts of ‘Nature’ – to grant weather agency – requires a profound philosophical re-orientation.

Both bourgeoisie and nobility in the 15th and 16th century showed great fascination with these arts, which exerted an exotic charm by their ascription to Arabic, Jewish, Gypsy, and Egyptian sources, and the popularity of white magic increased.

However, the impure distortion results from human ascription of false validity and worship to Divine manifestations, rather than realising their nullification to God's Unity alone.

Its ethos and cultural matrix was likewise Hellenistic, and "the ascription of literature to sources beyond that political, cultural and temporal framework represents a bid for authority and a fount of legitimizing "alien wisdom".

Since the late 19th century, however, scholars have increasingly doubted this ascription, largely on stylistic grounds.

Tacitus, Dial. Orat. 12. Lactantius quotes from a lost translation by Ovid of Aratus ' Phaenomena, although the poem's ascription to Ovid is insecure because it is never mentioned in Ovid's other works.

This is evident from his ascription to God of corporeity and his acceptance of the traducian theory of the origin of the soul.

Common combinations with ascription

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ascription" in a sentence?
An example: "However, the ascription of such an inflammatory label to acts of ‘Nature’ – to grant weather agency – requires a profound philosophical re-orientation." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "ascription" from authentic English texts.
What does "ascription" mean?
Ascription means: The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
What are synonyms of "ascription"?
Common synonyms of "ascription" include: attribution, classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting.
How many example sentences with "ascription" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "ascription", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.