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Discontents in a sentence

Related words

Discontents | Discontent | Discontented | Discontentment

Discontents meaning

plural of discontent

Using Discontents

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of discontent
  • In the example corpus, discontents often appears in combinations such as: our discontents, discontents by.

Context around Discontents

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

current 1× farmers 1× modern 1× public 1×

Often after:

explains 1× 1929 1×

Sentence patterns with Discontents

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

and its discontents 1929 included 1× of our discontents 1× of our discontents by isabel 1× of our discontents explains them 1× of our discontents which will 1× our current discontents 1× our modern discontents 1× palpable farmers discontents the young 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

emergence as a 1× however despite the 1× pulitzer prize and 1× she draws on 1× there are palpable 1× they seem to 1×

Common sentence endings:

by isabel wilkerson 1× last three decades 1× of our discontents 1× our current discontents 1× our modern discontents 1× she developed them 1×

Words around Discontents

Just before it in the word index:

discontentment 10 discontented 37 discontent 396 disconsolately 4 disconsolate 14 disconnects 26

Just after it in the word index:

discontiguous 2 discontinuance 15 discontinuation 53 discontinuations 6 discontinue 141 discontinued 490

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Discontents

  • In this selection, "discontents" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, current, farmers, modern, explains and 1929 stand out and add context to how "discontents" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and its discontents 1929 included and of our discontents. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "discontents" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with discontents

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

This cover image released by Random House shows "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," by Isabel Wilkerson. (17 words)

Among many other things, that tally includes the Civil War, a trauma that exceeds even our current discontents. (18 words)

However, despite the progress in terms of infrastructure, there were unremitting public discontents in the last three decades. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Pulitzer Prize and National Humanities Medal-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns) explored "how race and related matters are viewed, perceived, experienced, understood" in her 2020 book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. (36 words)

They seem to think that they sound smart when they insist that one of the foremost saviors of enlightened, liberal democratic civilization was, in fact, the author of our modern discontents. (31 words)

She draws on the ideas of Isabel Wilkerson who wrote the book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,' explains them and also dramatizes how she developed them. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

Among many other things, that tally includes the Civil War, a trauma that exceeds even our current discontents.

Pulitzer Prize and National Humanities Medal-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns) explored "how race and related matters are viewed, perceived, experienced, understood" in her 2020 book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

She draws on the ideas of Isabel Wilkerson who wrote the book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,' explains them and also dramatizes how she developed them.

There are palpable farmers’ discontents, the young are restless as job opportunities remain elusive and stories abound of local-level corruption that scars delivery.

They seem to think that they sound smart when they insist that one of the foremost saviors of enlightened, liberal democratic civilization was, in fact, the author of our modern discontents.

However, despite the progress in terms of infrastructure, there were unremitting public discontents in the last three decades.

This cover image released by Random House shows "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," by Isabel Wilkerson.

Winfrey’s episode will focus on Wilkerson’s book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” which will air free on TV+ on Friday.

Emergence as a discipline Sigmund Freud 's well known work, Civilization and Its Discontents (1929), included an analysis of history based on his theory of psychoanalysis.

Common combinations with discontents

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "discontents" in a sentence?
An example: "Among many other things, that tally includes the Civil War, a trauma that exceeds even our current discontents." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "discontents" from authentic English texts.
What does "discontents" mean?
Discontents means: plural of discontent
How many example sentences with "discontents" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "discontents", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.