How do you use Behaving in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Behaving meaning
present participle and gerund of behave
Using Behaving
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of behave
- In the example corpus, behaving often appears in combinations such as: behaving in, behaving like, of behaving.
Context around Behaving
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Behaving
- In this selection, "behaving" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sewer, start, children, intuitively, erratically and brashly stand out and add context to how "behaving" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a doctor behaving in this and any government behaving as it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "behaving" sits close to words such as abolish, annex and appropriations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with behaving
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A day earlier, Koepka had accused Jon Rahm of behaving like a child. (13 words)
And it’s an amazing dog act, -the dog seems to be behaving intuitively. (14 words)
Management is behaving conservatively at present probably because of the current macro headwinds they're seeing. (16 words)
In his July 18 column, Reality Steve revealed that he's 99% sure that Kat and John Henry got engaged at the end of Bachelor in Paradise season 9. They were even spotted together after the show, behaving like a couple in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (45 words)
However, Guardian Australia was in the courtroom and has a recording of the hearing, in which Morris was asked how long children behaving well on “an average day” and “any given day” spend outside their cells. (36 words)
News publishers can still find great value – including revenue – on social media platforms despite them behaving like “unreliable boyfriends,” The News Movement’s chief executive and ex-BBC editorial director Kamal Ahmed has said. (34 words)
I would like to ask you whether you have seen any government behaving as it wishes, like this government? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
While there may be a few of us not behaving, I can truly say the weather is behaving as it should be for November.
According to the report, a slew of factors could have led to the sewer “behaving quite unnaturally”.
A day earlier, Koepka had accused Jon Rahm of behaving like a child.
And a product culture is not just for tech companies; it’s also how more traditional companies start behaving like tech companies to compete.
And I took a lot from her, in terms of behaving like her and even looking like her.
And it’s an amazing dog act, -the dog seems to be behaving intuitively.
But we still -- we're still very excited and pleased with what we're seeing in the way the subscription businesses are behaving in both divisions.
Hill, of the Inverclyde Centre, pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner by shouting, swearing, uttering threats and repeatedly brandishing a bottle.
However, Guardian Australia was in the courtroom and has a recording of the hearing, in which Morris was asked how long children behaving well on “an average day” and “any given day” spend outside their cells.
If your Bluetooth device has been behaving erratically, a factory reset is worth trying, as it can help to restore it to its original settings and potentially improve performance.
In his July 18 column, Reality Steve revealed that he's 99% sure that Kat and John Henry got engaged at the end of Bachelor in Paradise season 9. They were even spotted together after the show, behaving like a couple in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
I often had to stop myself screaming because I knew, no matter how badly they were behaving, the last thing they needed was me to fight them.
I really didn’t even know what to say because I’ve never heard a doctor behaving in this particular manner.
I would like to ask you whether you have seen any government behaving as it wishes, like this government?
Jordan A’Hara is charged with behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at the fast-food restaurant on James Watt Way on June 30.
Jordan also criticized Willis for using state criminal court to regulate the conduct of federal officers and accused her of behaving brashly in media interviews about the case.
Management is behaving conservatively at present probably because of the current macro headwinds they're seeing.
Massmart said that this figure excludes approximately 485 employees who were dismissed, after a three-month investigation, for behaving unlawfully during recent strike action.
Mr Rees: “Throughout that time, the defendant, who was drinking and had taken drugs, was behaving more and more erratically, eventually headbutting her mother to the nose causing a cut.
News publishers can still find great value – including revenue – on social media platforms despite them behaving like “unreliable boyfriends,” The News Movement’s chief executive and ex-BBC editorial director Kamal Ahmed has said.
Common combinations with behaving
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- behaving in 39×
- behaving like 37×
- of behaving 24×
- are behaving 17×
- is behaving 14×
- behaving as 14×
- behaving badly 14×
- was behaving 13×
- start behaving 8×
- behaving more 6×