How do you use Decimating in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Decimating meaning
present participle and gerund of decimate
Using Decimating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of decimate
- In the example corpus, decimating often appears in combinations such as: decimating the, and decimating, in decimating.
Context around Decimating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decimating
- In this selection, "decimating" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, waters, space, start, oyster, galaxies and goldust stand out and add context to how "decimating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and space decimating galaxies and balor were decimating dolph ziggler. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decimating" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decimating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Expanding access to healthcare or decimating it? (7 words)
Back from break, the Wyatts were “decimating Goldust,” according to Cole. (11 words)
After the commercial break, Braun Strowman and Balor were decimating Dolph Ziggler. (12 words)
The latest one is Toyota’s highest selling model and its hybrid edition has proven decimating to sales of the Prius, having moved more as a single model over the first six months of the year than the entire Prius lineup combined. (42 words)
For too long, we have done little but complain about the snail situation as these voracious creatures have slowly slinked their way across the length and breadth of Antigua, decimating nearly all plant life in their path. (37 words)
Almost 7,000 villages of the Christian stronghold have been upended and just last week, a Burmese army-backed militia allegedly two youth pastors with rifle butts after they requested they stop decimating homes. (34 words)
Expanding access to healthcare or decimating it? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
He, however, said that his administration will remain unrelenting in decimating the terrorists in the state.
The plaintiffs said the diversion brought water polluted with nitrates and phosphorus into Mississippi waters, decimating oyster beds and bringing toxic algae blooms that forced public health officials to close area beaches.
The Ravagers begin ravaging the universe, taking advantage of the Flux event as it rips through time and space decimating galaxies.
Back from break, the Wyatts were “decimating Goldust,” according to Cole.
IDF troops are continuing operational activity in the central and southern Gaza Strip, locating weaponry and decimating terrorist cells.
Liverpool had suffered a couple of disappointing results and, in the modern era, that was reason enough for the rumour mill to start decimating the squad in the next transfer window.
So many deer are decimating rare plants and preventing the natural regeneration of trees.
Decimating levels of intestinal bacteria with antibiotics reduced the immune system’s responsiveness to a seasonal influenza vaccination, a Stanford-led study found.
Entomologists warned the predatory insects could soon multiply across the country, decimating bee populations critical for food production and farm life in America.
Expanding access to healthcare or decimating it?
Vitamins juggernaut Blackmores is decimating its workforce in Australia and New Zealand, cutting about 10 per cent of jobs under a restructure.
Yet, one must not forget the efforts of Pakistan military in decimating the terrorists’ infrastructure and network in Pakistan.
Dublin, he said, “pinned back their ears” and went to work on decimating all the good work Mayo had put in to build a 0-8 to 0-6 half time lead.
It’s also prized as a source of nutrition especially in hot and arid zones where climate change is exacerbating drought conditions and decimating food chains.
Swine flu has been decimating pig populations across East Asia, but the North Korean government has officially claimed that the disease has barely affected its own country.
The latest one is Toyota’s highest selling model and its hybrid edition has proven decimating to sales of the Prius, having moved more as a single model over the first six months of the year than the entire Prius lineup combined.
After the commercial break, Braun Strowman and Balor were decimating Dolph Ziggler.
Almost 7,000 villages of the Christian stronghold have been upended and just last week, a Burmese army-backed militia allegedly two youth pastors with rifle butts after they requested they stop decimating homes.
For too long, we have done little but complain about the snail situation as these voracious creatures have slowly slinked their way across the length and breadth of Antigua, decimating nearly all plant life in their path.
Once she took office however, she supported Walker’s infamous Act 10, which instituted decimating provisions on labor unions.
Common combinations with decimating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- decimating the 5×
- and decimating 3×
- in decimating 2×
- were decimating 2×