Axed is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Axed in a sentence
Axed meaning
- simple past and past participle of ax (all etymologies and senses)
- simple past and past participle of axe (all etymologies and senses)
Using Axed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of ax (all etymologies and senses) | simple past and past participle of axe (all etymologies and senses)
- In the example corpus, axed often appears in combinations such as: was axed, be axed, axed from.
Context around Axed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Axed
- In this selection, "axed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dramatically, summarily, get, completely, various and last stand out and add context to how "axed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are being axed at microsoft and bbc had axed him for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "axed" sits close to words such as acidic, adamu and attributable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with axed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By the time Feirstein submitted his next draft, this once crucial plotline had been axed completely. (16 words)
Despite its huge success and popularity, the festival was axed due to the lack of investment. (16 words)
But the brand has axed some of its cult favourite options in recent months, leaving customers devastated. (17 words)
A big task for Iger with Disney+ is to make it further stand out among a saturated streaming market featuring competitors such as HBO Max and Showtime, both of whom have axed various projects as tax write-offs. (38 words)
But like everybody else I know I still watched Fox, or at least Tucker, until he was summarily axed last week, while at the absolute top of his game, and more importantly, the ratings. (34 words)
About 10,000 jobs are being axed at Microsoft as the software giant becomes the latest US tech firm to announce hefty staff cuts in the face of an economic downturn. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A big task for Iger with Disney+ is to make it further stand out among a saturated streaming market featuring competitors such as HBO Max and Showtime, both of whom have axed various projects as tax write-offs.
About 10,000 jobs are being axed at Microsoft as the software giant becomes the latest US tech firm to announce hefty staff cuts in the face of an economic downturn.
A closer look at the Government's document, released last week after Mr Sunak dramatically axed the Crewe and Manchester leg of HS2, has the claim there in black and white.
A group of seven Members of Parliament (MPs) in Queensland have called for the Brisbane 2032 budget to be capped and for the planned rebuild of the Gabba to be axed.
A new licence fee hike has sparked renewed calls for the charge to be axed with campaigners warning it faces a mass boycott.
Before that, BBC had axed him for six months when he was a reporter in 2009 following allegations of inappropriate conduct towards a female researcher.
Before that, Robbie Deans was axed by Rugby Australia and became a serial winner again in Japan’s domestic competition.
But like everybody else I know I still watched Fox, or at least Tucker, until he was summarily axed last week, while at the absolute top of his game, and more importantly, the ratings.
But the brand has axed some of its cult favourite options in recent months, leaving customers devastated.
But the Greater Cities Commission was axed in June last year by the incoming state Labor government.
By the time Feirstein submitted his next draft, this once crucial plotline had been axed completely.
Charles suffered the agony of being axed from the Lionesses squad for last year's Euros but has made the cut for the World Cup.
Darling Buds of May spin-off The Larkins has been axed by amid controversy after the departure of one of its leading stars, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Despite its huge success and popularity, the festival was axed due to the lack of investment.
Dozens of pubs - including 'Britain's wonkiest' could soon be axed after a major chain announced it was putting scores of sites up for sale amid soaring costs.
Eight stores have now closed their doors for good with seven more stores set to be axed before the end of the year.
Even though the series was axed by Netflix, the multiple campaigns and Barry's own support underscore just how possible it is will continue in some form.
Fans can often feel when a Shonen Jump series is about to get axed by the vibe of the story.
German, the mainstay of the department in my time and long before it, is to be axed completely.
Gov. Laura Kelly axed the project, which had been championed by Democratic state Rep. Marvin Robinson, after Robinson sided against the governor on key votes involving abortion and transgender athletes.
Common combinations with axed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was axed 33×
- be axed 25×
- axed from 24×
- been axed 22×
- being axed 16×
- axed by 16×
- axed in 13×
- axed the 12×
- were axed 11×
- axed and 10×