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Boilerplate is an English word with synonyms like formulation or expression. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Boilerplate in a sentence

Boilerplate meaning

  1. A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
  2. The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
  3. A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.

Synonyms of Boilerplate

formulation expression plate iron

Using Boilerplate

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. | The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). | A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
  • Useful related words include: formulation, expression, plate iron.
  • In the example corpus, boilerplate often appears in combinations such as: the boilerplate, boilerplate code, of boilerplate.

Context around Boilerplate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Boilerplate

  • In this selection, "boilerplate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scary, create, overlooking, language, code and clauses stand out and add context to how "boilerplate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include agreements contain boilerplate language covering and be the boilerplate for fresh. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boilerplate" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boilerplate

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

No boilerplate rhetoric was left untouched. (6 words)

Overlooking boilerplate clauses may cause detrimental and unwanted disputes. (9 words)

Those boilerplate terms favor the restaurateur — not the chef. (9 words)

As for politics, I cannot think of a time when the leaders of the two main parties were more stodgily wedded to the literal, so dull in their verbatim repetition of boilerplate language, so lacking in self-awareness when they sound silly. (42 words)

The boilerplate text that ChatGPT spits out if you try to ask it a naughty question – “I cannot provide assistance in creating or distributing harmful substances or engaging in illegal activities” – is an early example of success in that field. (40 words)

Well, Balanced Powell’s “premature to speculate on when policy may ease” and “Fed prepared to tighten more if it becomes appropriate” fell on the deafest of ears - token boilerplate that exuberant markets were delighted to completely brush off. (39 words)

One is left to wonder: if the film endorsed the boilerplate criticism of the “1%” and the inherent virtue of the “99%,” would the critics have been able to find a theme here? (33 words)

Aside from a boilerplate statement about going with the “hot hand,” how does Doug justify it? (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

Setting aside the random capitalization of nouns, an illiterate twitch now pervasive in official and personal documents of all kinds, it is boilerplate, and not especially scary boilerplate at that.

One example is to ask it to create boilerplate code for testing a product.

Overlooking boilerplate clauses may cause detrimental and unwanted disputes.

The boilerplate text that ChatGPT spits out if you try to ask it a naughty question – “I cannot provide assistance in creating or distributing harmful substances or engaging in illegal activities” – is an early example of success in that field.

The new revelation comes in a small section of the document, outlining the boilerplate people who are automatically excluded from the settlement, such as the judge and his family.

Well, Balanced Powell’s “premature to speculate on when policy may ease” and “Fed prepared to tighten more if it becomes appropriate” fell on the deafest of ears - token boilerplate that exuberant markets were delighted to completely brush off.

No boilerplate rhetoric was left untouched.

Starting with the boilerplate facts, the new Santa Fe’s standard engine is the aforementioned turbo four, which is good for 277 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque.

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The skiing public would love to hear anything other than cooperate boilerplate, given these men and women are charged with granting our safety, among other things.

When you boot up Dragon’s Dogma 2, you get all the standard boilerplate warnings, a Capcom logo, and then the game’s title screen.

One is left to wonder: if the film endorsed the boilerplate criticism of the “1%” and the inherent virtue of the “99%,” would the critics have been able to find a theme here?

When I reached out to the university in early April about its response to hate speech on campus since 2017, I received a boilerplate response.

Among the many plans on the drawing board is believed to be the boilerplate for fresh delimitation of constituencies and appointment of a Delimitation Commission.

Aside from a boilerplate statement about going with the “hot hand,” how does Doug justify it?

As for politics, I cannot think of a time when the leaders of the two main parties were more stodgily wedded to the literal, so dull in their verbatim repetition of boilerplate language, so lacking in self-awareness when they sound silly.

Hanson noted that “it was no surprise that she followed the now normal Orwellian boilerplate: None of those whom she named as witnesses could either confirm her charges or even remember the alleged event.

Many nondisclosure agreements contain boilerplate language covering material that may or may not exist, and that could be the case in Daniels' suit.

That’s not boilerplate stuff from a coach on the outs.

Those boilerplate terms favor the restaurateur — not the chef.

With Turkish fighter jets and warships constantly violating Greek airspace and waters, he said the countries should be good neighbors and not fight, using the usual diplomatic boilerplate to avoid stoking further tension.

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Common combinations with boilerplate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boilerplate" in a sentence?
An example: "Setting aside the random capitalization of nouns, an illiterate twitch now pervasive in official and personal documents of all kinds, it is boilerplate, and not especially scary boilerplate at that." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "boilerplate" from authentic English texts.
What does "boilerplate" mean?
Boilerplate means: A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
What are synonyms of "boilerplate"?
Common synonyms of "boilerplate" include: formulation, expression, plate iron.
How many example sentences with "boilerplate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "boilerplate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.