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Continence is an English word with synonyms like restraint or control. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Continence in a sentence

Continence meaning

  1. The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
  2. Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
  3. Uninterrupted course; continuity.

Synonyms of Continence

continency self-discipline self-denial restraint control

Related words

Other words often associated with Continence or its synonyms:

discipline simplicity verify restriction abnegation activity ascertain plainness insure denial manipulate power

Using Continence

  • The main meaning on this page is: The voluntary control of urination and defecation. | Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence. | Uninterrupted course; continuity.
  • Useful related words include: continency, self-discipline, self-denial, restraint.

Context around Continence

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

urinary 1× male 1×

Often after:

practice 1×

Sentence patterns with Continence

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

and urinary continence 1× s male continence practice 1× virtue of continence is achieved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

extending like a 1× the virtue of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and urinary continence 1× male continence practice 1× remedy of concupiscence 1×

Words around Continence

Just before it in the word index:

contin 3 contimporanul 2 contillo 2 contiki 2 contiguous 177 contiguity 12

Just after it in the word index:

continent 2.038 continental 1.298 continentals 7 continents 457 continetti 2 contingencies 77

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Continence

  • In this selection, "continence" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, urinary, male and practice stand out and add context to how "continence" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and urinary continence and s male continence practice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "continence" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with continence

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

The virtue of continence is achieved thanks to the grace of the sacrament of Christian marriage, which becomes therefore a remedium concupiscentiae – remedy of concupiscence. (25 words)

Extending like a hammock from the tailbone to the pubic bone they support the back, abdomen, bladder and bowel helping to maintain faecal and urinary continence. (26 words)

Some of these privileges included not having to care for their own children as Oneida had a communal child care system, as well as freedom from unwanted pregnancies with Oneida’s male continence practice. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

Some of these privileges included not having to care for their own children as Oneida had a communal child care system, as well as freedom from unwanted pregnancies with Oneida’s male continence practice. (34 words)

Extending like a hammock from the tailbone to the pubic bone they support the back, abdomen, bladder and bowel helping to maintain faecal and urinary continence. (26 words)

The virtue of continence is achieved thanks to the grace of the sacrament of Christian marriage, which becomes therefore a remedium concupiscentiae – remedy of concupiscence. (25 words)

Example sentences (3)

Extending like a hammock from the tailbone to the pubic bone they support the back, abdomen, bladder and bowel helping to maintain faecal and urinary continence.

Some of these privileges included not having to care for their own children as Oneida had a communal child care system, as well as freedom from unwanted pregnancies with Oneida’s male continence practice.

The virtue of continence is achieved thanks to the grace of the sacrament of Christian marriage, which becomes therefore a remedium concupiscentiae – remedy of concupiscence.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "continence" in a sentence?
An example: "Extending like a hammock from the tailbone to the pubic bone they support the back, abdomen, bladder and bowel helping to maintain faecal and urinary continence." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "continence" from authentic English texts.
What does "continence" mean?
Continence means: The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
What are synonyms of "continence"?
Common synonyms of "continence" include: continency, self-discipline, self-denial, restraint, control.
How many example sentences with "continence" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "continence", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.