On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Devolving. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Devolving meaning
present participle and gerund of devolve
Using Devolving
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of devolve
- In the example corpus, devolving often appears in combinations such as: devolving into, devolving more, by devolving.
Context around Devolving
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Devolving
- In this selection, "devolving" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, society, life, involve, power, further and powers stand out and add context to how "devolving" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a society devolving into anarchy and are gradually devolving into a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "devolving" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with devolving
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is Your Relationship Evolving or Devolving? (6 words)
Rebuilding its standing must involve devolving power back to its Australian operations. (12 words)
Another example of the continued devolving of our society into full fledged idiocracy. (13 words)
Pim's reunion with a childhood pen pal results in a society devolving into anarchy, Mr. Boss resurrects his 18-year-old son Jason with a magical jewel, a fired Tyler devotes himself to a future career in music, and the office may have been poisoned. (46 words)
The second most populous country in the region after Nigeria is the Democratic Republic of Congo with 84 million people showing that benefits of a prosperous GGC will accrue to Nigeria the most just like the losses are devolving on her. (41 words)
The action plan, which announced to take up major road repairs in the city at an expenditure of ₹455 crore, has fallen flat and officials are shifting the blame on the State government for not devolving enough funds. (38 words)
Is Your Relationship Evolving or Devolving? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
He said,” as the country tinkers with the imperative of devolving more powers to states, the three arms outside the federal level must correspondingly be strengthened and their independence upheld vigorously.
We would also lay the foundations for a brighter future by bringing natural resources under full Welsh control through devolving the Crown Estate to the people of Wales.
Whether it’s investment in town centres and high streets or devolving more money and power to local leaders, we are determined to spread opportunity everywhere.
From investment in town centres and high streets to devolving more money and power to local communities, we are spreading opportunity across the North and to places where investment is most needed.
It will be perhaps the only opportunity to press her to answer actual, unscripted questions about her plans and policies, so he must keep the whole thing from devolving into just traded insults.
Pim's reunion with a childhood pen pal results in a society devolving into anarchy, Mr. Boss resurrects his 18-year-old son Jason with a magical jewel, a fired Tyler devotes himself to a future career in music, and the office may have been poisoned.
What makes Banderas so effective in this role is creating a character who is a reflection of the art of filmmaking, crafting a deeply sympathetic figure who must deal with his life devolving further into chaos.
In her speech, she promised to end the "gentlemen's club of politics" by devolving power out of Westminster and also pledged to introduce a "Green New Deal" that unites Labour heartlands.
Rebuilding its standing must involve devolving power back to its Australian operations.
Another example of the continued devolving of our society into full fledged idiocracy.
In previous debates, Joe Biden, 76, came out of the gate relatively strong and lucid, not devolving into the kind of that makes for viral supercuts until the second or third hour of the debate.
Is Your Relationship Evolving or Devolving?
The days of even the most harmless of posts devolving into insult-laden politicking are done.
U.S.-Chinese relations are gradually devolving into a political and military confrontation, with North Korea emerging as an important geopolitical location for such conflict.
According to him, devolving powers among the various tiers of government will strengthen the different levels economically and make them more responsible.
Election troubles shouldn’t take away from Pakistan’s very real democratic success stories, such as devolving more political power to its provinces.
Karonga district education manager Scotch Kondowe says devolving of secondary schools will also help to promote quality education by addressing pertinent issues haunting the district.
The action plan, which announced to take up major road repairs in the city at an expenditure of ₹455 crore, has fallen flat and officials are shifting the blame on the State government for not devolving enough funds.
The result – Indonesia is devolving from a moderate Muslim nation into this current horrifying state of intolerance.
The second most populous country in the region after Nigeria is the Democratic Republic of Congo with 84 million people showing that benefits of a prosperous GGC will accrue to Nigeria the most just like the losses are devolving on her.
Common combinations with devolving
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- devolving into 8×
- devolving more 4×
- by devolving 4×
- devolving power 4×
- of devolving 3×
- from devolving 3×
- or devolving 2×
- devolving of 2×
- not devolving 2×