Explore Comportment through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bearing or presence. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Comportment in a sentence
Related words
Comportment meaning
- The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
- Deportment, bearing.
Using Comportment
- The main meaning on this page is: The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself. | Deportment, bearing.
- Useful related words include: bearing, presence, mien, manner.
- In the example corpus, comportment often appears in combinations such as: her comportment.
Context around Comportment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Comportment
- In this selection, "comportment" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aftersentencing stand out and add context to how "comportment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include based on comportment aftersentencing not and computer a comportment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "comportment" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with comportment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, rhetorical analytic methods can also be applied to almost anything, including objects—a car, a castle, a computer, a comportment. (21 words)
This is from a leader, who has a well-earned reputation for unruffled calm and the disciplined strength of stoics in his words and comportment. (25 words)
Christina's contemporary John Bargrave described her comportment in a similar fashion but said witnesses ascribed her style more to childishness or madness than masculinity. (25 words)
Such a woman he continued, must be known for her comportment even in the face of provocation and also be guided by the rules of uprightness, purity of heart hardworking, true a joy to her husband and children as well as an invaluable asset to her family. (47 words)
Lara Trump says her biggest challenge isn’t retaining the women who voted for her father-in-law in 2016; instead, it’s winning the votes of women who didn’t vote for him but now find they like his policies while disliking his comportment. (45 words)
The city’s Department of Correction soon released him early because, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday, state law requires that credit for good behavior be based on comportment aftersentencing, not before. (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
The city’s Department of Correction soon released him early because, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday, state law requires that credit for good behavior be based on comportment aftersentencing, not before.
Lara Trump says her biggest challenge isn’t retaining the women who voted for her father-in-law in 2016; instead, it’s winning the votes of women who didn’t vote for him but now find they like his policies while disliking his comportment.
This is from a leader, who has a well-earned reputation for unruffled calm and the disciplined strength of stoics in his words and comportment.
Such a woman he continued, must be known for her comportment even in the face of provocation and also be guided by the rules of uprightness, purity of heart hardworking, true a joy to her husband and children as well as an invaluable asset to her family.
Christina's contemporary John Bargrave described her comportment in a similar fashion but said witnesses ascribed her style more to childishness or madness than masculinity.
However, rhetorical analytic methods can also be applied to almost anything, including objects—a car, a castle, a computer, a comportment.
Common combinations with comportment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: