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Explore Confiscatory through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Confiscatory in a sentence

Confiscatory meaning

Using confiscation.

Using Confiscatory

  • The main meaning on this page is: Using confiscation.
  • In the example corpus, confiscatory often appears in combinations such as: confiscatory taxes.

Context around Confiscatory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

runaway 1×

Often after:

taxes 2× wealth 1× policies 1× exit 1× taxation 1× order 1× violence 1×

Sentence patterns with Confiscatory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about the confiscatory order that 1× confiscatory policies are 1× could be confiscatory taxes they 1× evils of confiscatory taxation and 1× has a confiscatory exit tax 1× of runaway confiscatory taxes 1× sexual and confiscatory violence such 1× with a confiscatory wealth tax 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eventually the twin 1× it s true 1× more people moving 1× we could fund 1× well publicized incidents 1× when asked about 1×

Common sentence endings:

about the nra 1× after henry 1992 1× rome s economy 1× runaway confiscatory taxes 1× tax on billionaires 1×

Words around Confiscatory

Just before it in the word index:

confiscations 14 confiscation 118 confiscating 54 confiscates 4 confiscated 461 confiscate 98

Just after it in the word index:

confit 35 confiteor 2 conflagration 52 conflagrations 10 conflans 4 conflate 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Confiscatory

  • In this selection, "confiscatory" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, runaway, taxes, wealth and policies stand out and add context to how "confiscatory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the confiscatory order that and confiscatory policies are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confiscatory" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confiscatory

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

Short example sentences

Confiscatory policies are now explicit. (5 words)

We could fund it with a confiscatory wealth tax on billionaires. (11 words)

More people moving out than in because of runaway confiscatory taxes. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

When asked about the confiscatory order that resulted in the seizure of the Lighthouse Point resident’s firearms, Mayor Glenn Troast said, “This is not about the Second Amendment and it’s not about the NRA. (36 words)

Well-publicized incidents of sexual and confiscatory violence, such as the notorious 1989 " Central Park jogger " case, citation citation This essay has also been published in Didion's non-fiction collection After Henry (1992). (34 words)

They could be confiscatory taxes, they could be seizing the endowments of uh, educational institutions and um, philanthropic organizations, all of which those proposals are out there. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

We could fund it with a confiscatory wealth tax on billionaires.

They could be confiscatory taxes, they could be seizing the endowments of uh, educational institutions and um, philanthropic organizations, all of which those proposals are out there.

Confiscatory policies are now explicit.

It’s true that Warren’s wealth tax has a confiscatory exit tax for those who renounce their citizenship once the tax is in place.

More people moving out than in because of runaway confiscatory taxes.

Eventually the twin economic evils of confiscatory taxation and inflation ruined Rome’s economy.

When asked about the confiscatory order that resulted in the seizure of the Lighthouse Point resident’s firearms, Mayor Glenn Troast said, “This is not about the Second Amendment and it’s not about the NRA.

Well-publicized incidents of sexual and confiscatory violence, such as the notorious 1989 " Central Park jogger " case, citation citation This essay has also been published in Didion's non-fiction collection After Henry (1992).

Common combinations with confiscatory

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confiscatory" in a sentence?
An example: "We could fund it with a confiscatory wealth tax on billionaires." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "confiscatory" from authentic English texts.
What does "confiscatory" mean?
Confiscatory means: Using confiscation.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "confiscatory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.