Wondering how to use Commenced in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Commenced meaning
simple past and past participle of commence
Using Commenced
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of commence
- In the example corpus, commenced often appears in combinations such as: has commenced, commenced in, commenced on.
Context around Commenced
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Commenced
- In this selection, "commenced" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, officially, journalists, journey, operations, following and installation stand out and add context to how "commenced" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and journalists commenced at about and birds which commenced from 6. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "commenced" sits close to words such as cannon, con and gifted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with commenced
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An investigation has commenced. (4 words)
An investigation by the Ethical Standards Command has commenced. (9 words)
Grade Control drilling program commenced on 13 February 2023. (9 words)
According to official sources, as many as 21 teams comprising 105 forest department officials have been engaged in the counting of both the domestic and migratory birds, which commenced from 6 am and would continue till 12 pm today. (39 words)
Another resident in the area, Mr. Adamson Akinpelu, a businessman told The Nation that: “The series of explosions that commenced following the fire incident caused many residents in the Zone 1 neighbourhood to flee from their homes in panic. (39 words)
A Special Delegates Congress has commenced at 17 polling stations nationwide where over 900 party stalwarts will vote to cut down the number of aspiring presidential aspirants for the governing party. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to Companies House the business is in compulsory liquidation and winding up commenced on June 7, 2023.
According to official sources, as many as 21 teams comprising 105 forest department officials have been engaged in the counting of both the domestic and migratory birds, which commenced from 6 am and would continue till 12 pm today.
According to Ughakpoteni, this leg of the Project H.O.P.E. journey officially commenced on Monday and would continue through Wednesday.
A Dorset beauty spot has commenced its winter light show for the second year running.
A further change made to the area was the addition of a children’s bumper car to the Kun Iam Leisure Area, which had already commenced operations yesterday.
Alok Kumar inaugurated 66/22 kV Substation at Koyal and commenced the concreting works at Power House, Main Dam & Flood Protection Wall of Luhri-1 HEP.
An investigation by the Ethical Standards Command has commenced.
An investigation has commenced.
Another resident in the area, Mr. Adamson Akinpelu, a businessman told The Nation that: “The series of explosions that commenced following the fire incident caused many residents in the Zone 1 neighbourhood to flee from their homes in panic.
As a way of cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal on citizens, the Federal Government has commenced installation of solar systems in rural communities in Lagos.
A Special Delegates Congress has commenced at 17 polling stations nationwide where over 900 party stalwarts will vote to cut down the number of aspiring presidential aspirants for the governing party.
As the accreditation of supporters and journalists commenced at about noon, stern-looking operatives were seen manning the entry and exit point of the campaign office.
Australia and the Philippines have commenced regular joint navy and airforce patrols in the South China Sea, as Pacific nations warily eye an increasingly assertive China.
Bert Kreischer’s Netflix journey commenced with specials like “Secret Time” (2018) and “Hey Big Boy” (2020).
But the anti-graft agency said on Monday that it had commenced an extradition process to bring Diezani back to Nigeria to face trial.
Chifley Advisory claims it commenced legal proceedings when it was denied access to assets by the parents.
Everything was rosy in the garden until the Panamanian government commenced discussions on the of the mining concession at the end of 2021.
Governor Diri said this, among others, was the underlying factor behind the first Bayelsa State Sports Festival, which commenced on Sunday in conjunction with Access Bank.
Grade Control drilling program commenced on 13 February 2023.
He noted that this is occurring in an important public facility that commenced operations just one month ago.
Common combinations with commenced
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- has commenced 34×
- commenced in 25×
- commenced on 23×
- commenced the 14×
- commenced at 12×
- had commenced 12×
- which commenced 11×
- have commenced 10×
- commenced with 9×
- and commenced 8×