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Confiscating in a sentence

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Confiscating meaning

present participle and gerund of confiscate

Using Confiscating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of confiscate
  • In the example corpus, confiscating often appears in combinations such as: by confiscating, confiscating the, and confiscating.

Context around Confiscating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Confiscating

  • In this selection, "confiscating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, israel, petersburg, example, firearms, drugs and earnings stand out and add context to how "confiscating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include sure that confiscating firearms will and a firearms confiscating mayor did. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confiscating" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confiscating

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

Traveling with Kristi means waking and clothing her, then confiscating her drugs. (12 words)

Confiscating that property for good would be more punishment than incentive, said Garred. (13 words)

Even some gun-control advocates aren’t sure that confiscating firearms will work. (13 words)

Is it like finding a water bottle ("Sorry, we're confiscating this, but you can go through now") or are there consequences, like not being allowed to board your flight, getting put on the enhanced screening list permanently, or arrest? (40 words)

Security forces raided El-Sayed Shehta's home in northern Egypt earlier in the week, confiscating his laptop, cellphone, money and IDs, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said, adding that it remains unclear whether he faces any charges. (39 words)

Bloomberg allegedly has a long record of stop-and-frisk close encounters with female employees, as the New York Police Department under his 12 years as a firearms-confiscating mayor did disproportionately with African American and Latino males. (38 words)

Is it like finding a water bottle ("Sorry, we're confiscating this, but you can go through now") or are there consequences, like not being allowed to board your flight, getting put on the enhanced screening list permanently, or arrest? (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Confiscating that property for good would be more punishment than incentive, said Garred.

Dr. Jorge Polanco, Director of Hospital Services in the Ministry, explained that the task force will be charged with detecting, intercepting, and confiscating drugs that are either falsely labeled or have not met international quality assurance standards.

I believe Greer is obligated to set a fiscally responsible example for other local governmental entities that have shown an inability to restrain themselves from confiscating more money from the public.

Instead of confiscating and keeping their handcarts in warehouses, they are now being crushed beyond any use with the help of JCB machines.

That’s what Communism is all about, at least in theory: leveling out economic differences between people by confiscating earnings from the rich and awarding them to those who have less.

There is a legal difference between seizing an asset and confiscating it, and therein lies some of the difficulty for the Justice Ministry.

He said: "I am very impressed by the way this investigation has been handled and I would like to thank Essex Police for their persistence in confiscating the money David Buisson made by targeting people’s homes.

The measure, the statement said, will include closing Al Jazeera's offices in Israel, confiscating broadcast equipment, cutting off the channel from cable and satellite companies, and blocking its websites.

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A few days later, police searched the apartment of Anna Shushpanova, a political activist in St. Petersburg, confiscating her phone and computer.

Bengaluru South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya Wednesday advised Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to go the Yogi Adityanath way in confiscating the rioters’ properties to compensate for the loss to public property.

He chose a fight with Kenya by, for example, confiscating and selling cattle that crossed the border.

In addition to bars collecting and confiscating ID cards, the California Fresh Market grocery store in San Luis Obispo had “Wall of Shame,” which was taken down Jan.

Is it like finding a water bottle ("Sorry, we're confiscating this, but you can go through now") or are there consequences, like not being allowed to board your flight, getting put on the enhanced screening list permanently, or arrest?

Security forces raided El-Sayed Shehta's home in northern Egypt earlier in the week, confiscating his laptop, cellphone, money and IDs, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said, adding that it remains unclear whether he faces any charges.

The court then issued his proclamation giving the former premier final opportunity to join the proceeding before confiscating his properties.

Traveling with Kristi means waking and clothing her, then confiscating her drugs.

After confiscating the equipments, journalists were told that they cannot leave and were instructed to sit outside the district headquarters building until 1.30pm.

Bloomberg allegedly has a long record of stop-and-frisk close encounters with female employees, as the New York Police Department under his 12 years as a firearms-confiscating mayor did disproportionately with African American and Latino males.

Even some gun-control advocates aren’t so sure that confiscating firearms will work.

Even some gun-control advocates aren’t sure that confiscating firearms will work.

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Common combinations with confiscating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confiscating" in a sentence?
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What does "confiscating" mean?
Confiscating means: present participle and gerund of confiscate
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