On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Captaining. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Captaining meaning
present participle and gerund of captain
Using Captaining
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of captain
- In the example corpus, captaining often appears in combinations such as: captaining the, after captaining, captaining his.
Context around Captaining
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Captaining
- In this selection, "captaining" 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, david, recently, sportswoman, australia, kerry and boats stand out and add context to how "captaining" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2006 after captaining juventus to and at anfield captaining them to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "captaining" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with captaining
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Captaining Ton was former Dee favourite Jim McAlister. (8 words)
I was captaining a narrow boat last week with family members. (11 words)
Over 300 games scoring 49 goals as well as captaining the team on numerous occasions. (15 words)
Markram, who is captaining South Africa for the first time in a Test match, said the players, who will start the first Test in Dhaka, are not overwhelmed at what awaits them, despite South Africa's horrible record in the region. (41 words)
He added: “I’m very relaxed and humble about it because we have 18 boys that are very focused and determined (to win) such that captaining is basically just to go there and flick the coin. (36 words)
This is where Jago's story took an unexpected turn when he aligned himself with county rivals Devon where he would gain fifty-nine caps at inside-half captaining the side to several county championships. (35 words)
Can you take me back to what led you to captaining Australia’s first women’s international team? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Can you take me back to what led you to captaining Australia’s first women’s international team?
David captaining Kerry to the county’s 84th provincial title and raising the silverware was a bittersweet moment, but one that his mother, no doubt, was looking down on with pride.
Former Ysgol Brynaman pupil Hannah Jones is a stellar performer for Wales Women, recently captaining the side to a 38-18 victory over USA.
He added: “I’m very relaxed and humble about it because we have 18 boys that are very focused and determined (to win) such that captaining is basically just to go there and flick the coin.
Kate is well known for being a talented sportswoman, captaining her hockey team while at school, being a keen tennis player as well as a good skier.
Over 300 games scoring 49 goals as well as captaining the team on numerous occasions.
People-smugglers are recruiting dozens of Russian citizens to replace Ukrainian sailors captaining boats carrying migrants from to Italy, NGOs have claimed.
This is where Jago's story took an unexpected turn when he aligned himself with county rivals Devon where he would gain fifty-nine caps at inside-half captaining the side to several county championships.
After a life-threatening road accident in December 2022, Pant made his comeback to competitive cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL), captaining Delhi Capitals.
Cannavaro was crowned in 2006 after captaining Juventus to the Serie A title and Italy to the World Cup title in Berlin.
Captaining the team and wearing a special shirt number on the 110th anniversary of the Seleção pic.
He appeared in all four matches during the lower league competition, captaining his team on every occasion even when the likes of Reiss Nelson and Fabio Vieira dropped down from the first team.
He was captaining the team for only the second time — and for the first time at Wembley — and the significance was not lost on Lauryn.
He went on to enjoy great success at Anfield, captaining them to the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
I was captaining a narrow boat last week with family members.
Markram, who is captaining South Africa for the first time in a Test match, said the players, who will start the first Test in Dhaka, are not overwhelmed at what awaits them, despite South Africa's horrible record in the region.
The form of Rohit Sharma, captaining India for a second time in the Men’s T20 World Cup, will hold the key for India to get blistering starts in Power-play.
Trippier scored England’s opener in their World Cup semi-final against Croatia in 2018, captaining his country three times under Gareth Southgate.
Captaining Ton was former Dee favourite Jim McAlister.
Captaining your boat or jet ski is a privilege, much like driving a car, and the consequences of doing so under the influence are grave.
Common combinations with captaining
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: