Wondering how to use Dismounting in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Dismounting meaning
present participle and gerund of dismount
Using Dismounting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dismount
Context around Dismounting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dismounting
- In this selection, "dismounting" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mounting, infantry, became and horsemen stand out and add context to how "dismounting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 102 as dismounting became commonplace and fine for dismounting horsemen from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dismounting" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dismounting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Biden fell as he was dismounting his bicycle last June, after snaring a foot in a toe clip, but was uninjured. (21 words)
The combined effect was devastating, so much of the British cavalry was deployed as mounted infantry, dismounting to fight on foot. (21 words)
Nicholson (2004),p. 102 As dismounting became commonplace, specialist pole weapons such as the pollaxe were adopted by knights and this practice ceased. (23 words)
In any case, warfare in the Middle Ages tended to be dominated by raids and sieges rather than pitched battles, and mounted men-at-arms rarely had any choice other than dismounting when faced with the prospect of assaulting a fortified position. (42 words)
Narrative turning points in the Bible (and other stories) are often marked through the use of donkeys — for instance, leading, saddling, or mounting/dismounting a donkey are used to show a change in focus or a decision having been made. (40 words)
Ukrainian soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 92nd Mechanized Brigade, participate in a platoon live-fire exercise, engaging targets from their BTR-4 Armored Fighting Vehicles (IFV) before dismounting and assaulting the remaining objectives on foot. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Biden fell as he was dismounting his bicycle last June, after snaring a foot in a toe clip, but was uninjured.
Ukrainian soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 92nd Mechanized Brigade, participate in a platoon live-fire exercise, engaging targets from their BTR-4 Armored Fighting Vehicles (IFV) before dismounting and assaulting the remaining objectives on foot.
A safety group says older men can be too confident in their cycling abilities with regard to speed and even with mounting and dismounting their bike.
In any case, warfare in the Middle Ages tended to be dominated by raids and sieges rather than pitched battles, and mounted men-at-arms rarely had any choice other than dismounting when faced with the prospect of assaulting a fortified position.
Narrative turning points in the Bible (and other stories) are often marked through the use of donkeys — for instance, leading, saddling, or mounting/dismounting a donkey are used to show a change in focus or a decision having been made.
Nicholson (2004),p. 102 As dismounting became commonplace, specialist pole weapons such as the pollaxe were adopted by knights and this practice ceased.
The combined effect was devastating, so much of the British cavalry was deployed as mounted infantry, dismounting to fight on foot.
While hooks are fine for dismounting horsemen from mounts, they lack the stopping power of a spear especially when dealing with static opponents.