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Demit is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Demit in a sentence

Related words

Demit | Demits | Demitted | Demita

Demit meaning

  1. To let fall; to depress; to yield.
  2. To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.

Using Demit

  • The main meaning on this page is: To let fall; to depress; to yield. | To relinquish an office, membership, authority, etc.; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge.
  • In the example corpus, demit often appears in combinations such as: demit office, will demit, to demit.

Context around Demit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

office 4× resign 1×

Sentence patterns with Demit

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

adderley will demit office on 1× cji will demit his office 1× have to demit office 1× he can demit resign citation 1× judges will demit office in 1× lavasa would demit office in 1× receive a demit but may 1× which they demit the office 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dean adderley will 1× he can demit 1× however the executive 1× in some grand 1× lavasa would demit 1× the judgment in 1×

Common sentence endings:

cec after arora 1× demit his office 1× demit the office 1× his dues paid 1× his original lodge 1× the coming weeks 1×

Words around Demit

Just before it in the word index:

demissie 3 demises 7 demised 2 demise 857 demis 5 demirtas 7

Just after it in the word index:

demita 2 demits 3 demitted 3 demiurge 50 demjanjuk 5 demkiw 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Demit

  • In this selection, "demit" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, office and resign stand out and add context to how "demit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adderley will demit office on and cji will demit his office. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "demit" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with demit

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

One of the serving judges will demit office in the coming weeks. (12 words)

Lavasa would demit office in October, 2022 and would be the CEC after Arora. (14 words)

Dean Adderley will demit office on September 1 at which time Archdeacon Bain takes up the post. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In some Grand Lodges an Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft may not receive a demit, but may join another Lodge with the intent of earning the Master Mason Degree with the consent of his original Lodge. (35 words)

It will also provide security cover to former prime ministers and their immediate family members for a period of five years from the date on which they demit the office. (30 words)

The judgment in the case is expected to pronounced by November 17, when the the incumbent CJI will demit his office. (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

One of the serving judges will demit office in the coming weeks.

However, the executive position for an inspector has already been filled, which means that Rowe will have to demit office.

It will also provide security cover to former prime ministers and their immediate family members for a period of five years from the date on which they demit the office.

The judgment in the case is expected to pronounced by November 17, when the the incumbent CJI will demit his office.

Dean Adderley will demit office on September 1 at which time Archdeacon Bain takes up the post.

Lavasa would demit office in October, 2022 and would be the CEC after Arora.

He can demit (resign) citation if he so desires but only if he is in good standing and his dues paid.

In some Grand Lodges an Entered Apprentice or Fellowcraft may not receive a demit, but may join another Lodge with the intent of earning the Master Mason Degree with the consent of his original Lodge.

Common combinations with demit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "demit" in a sentence?
An example: "One of the serving judges will demit office in the coming weeks." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "demit" from authentic English texts.
What does "demit" mean?
Demit means: To let fall; to depress; to yield.
How many example sentences with "demit" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "demit", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.