Declawing is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Declawing meaning
present participle and gerund of declaw
Using Declawing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of declaw
- In the example corpus, declawing often appears in combinations such as: of declawing.
Context around Declawing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Declawing
- In this selection, "declawing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cats stand out and add context to how "declawing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ban the declawing of cats and practice of declawing cats potentially. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "declawing" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with declawing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Will declawing in Pennsylvania be outlawed? (6 words)
This week has also seen New York ban the declawing of cats after a backlash against the practice. (18 words)
In the UK, the practice of declawing is seen as a cruel and inhumane act and has been banned. (19 words)
A new Illinois bill was passed that would ban the practice of declawing cats, potentially making it the sixth state in America to outlaw it. (25 words)
In the UK, the practice of declawing is seen as a cruel and inhumane act and has been banned. (19 words)
This week has also seen New York ban the declawing of cats after a backlash against the practice. (18 words)
Will declawing in Pennsylvania be outlawed? (6 words)
Example sentences (4)
A new Illinois bill was passed that would ban the practice of declawing cats, potentially making it the sixth state in America to outlaw it.
In the UK, the practice of declawing is seen as a cruel and inhumane act and has been banned.
Will declawing in Pennsylvania be outlawed?
This week has also seen New York ban the declawing of cats after a backlash against the practice.
Common combinations with declawing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of declawing 2×