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Dispossessing | Dispossessed | Dispossess

Dispossessing meaning

present participle and gerund of dispossess

Using Dispossessing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dispossess
  • In the example corpus, dispossessing often appears in combinations such as: dispossessing the, dispossessing them.

Context around Dispossessing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gradually 1× glover 1× fleecing 1× allegedly 1× book 1×

Often after:

oworu 1× africans 1×

Sentence patterns with Dispossessing

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

are fleecing dispossessing and depopulating 1× dispossessing the wilderness 1× for allegedly dispossessing a laptop 1× his book dispossessing the wilderness 1× poised at dispossessing the natives 1× since gradually dispossessing them of 1× states before dispossessing them of 1× stealing or dispossessing africans birthright 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another returnee kingsley 1× by early december 1× dispossessing the wilderness 1× dr bitrus pogu 1× history has described 1× in his book 1×

Common sentence endings:

5million at gunpoint 1× at the breakdown 1× equivalent to n4 1× ever more land 1× from the people 1× in european countries 1×

Words around Dispossessing

Just before it in the word index:

dispossessed 73 dispossess 17 dispositive 13 dispositions 59 dispositional 6 disposition 271

Just after it in the word index:

dispossession 38 disproof 6 disproportion 5 disproportional 9 disproportionality 8 disproportionally 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Dispossessing

  • In this selection, "dispossessing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gradually, glover, fleecing, oworu and africans stand out and add context to how "dispossessing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are fleecing dispossessing and depopulating and dispossessing the wilderness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dispossessing" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dispossessing

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

Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks. (12 words)

Maintaining it has meant keeping them marginalised and excluded ever since, gradually dispossessing them of ever more land. (18 words)

History has described this process as “stealing” or “dispossessing” Africans’ birthright to feed the growing industry in European countries. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

In his book Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks, Mark David Spence made the point that in order to create these uninhabited spaces, the United States first had to disposess the Indians who were living in them. (43 words)

Dr. Bitrus Pogu, National President, Middle Belt Forum, MBF, in a press statement said, “Communities in the Middle Belt Region seem to be suffering from a deliberate agenda poised at dispossessing the natives of their ancestral lands. (37 words)

By early December, Llywelyn controlled all of Gwynedd Is Conwy apart from the royal castles at Dyserth and Dnoredudd as a reward for his support and dispossessing his brother-in-law, Rhys Fychan, who supported the king. (37 words)

Example sentences (10)

Maintaining it has meant keeping them marginalised and excluded ever since, gradually dispossessing them of ever more land.

Restored to seven players, Britain won the ball back to stave off the Canadian comeback with Glover dispossessing Oworu at the breakdown.

The policemen, including two Assistant Superintendents of Police and an Inspector, had whisked their unsuspecting victims to three states before dispossessing them of the said amount equivalent to N4.

Ultrarich cabals and govt are fleecing, dispossessing and depopulating most of the world with deadly products and pollutants, etc. to save themselves from the People.

Another returnee, Kingsley Okonkwo, was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, for allegedly dispossessing a laptop dealer of three Apple laptops valued at N1.5million at gunpoint.

Dr. Bitrus Pogu, National President, Middle Belt Forum, MBF, in a press statement said, “Communities in the Middle Belt Region seem to be suffering from a deliberate agenda poised at dispossessing the natives of their ancestral lands.

History has described this process as “stealing” or “dispossessing” Africans’ birthright to feed the growing industry in European countries.

By early December, Llywelyn controlled all of Gwynedd Is Conwy apart from the royal castles at Dyserth and Dnoredudd as a reward for his support and dispossessing his brother-in-law, Rhys Fychan, who supported the king.

Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks.

In his book Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks, Mark David Spence made the point that in order to create these uninhabited spaces, the United States first had to disposess the Indians who were living in them.

Common combinations with dispossessing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "dispossessing" mean?
Dispossessing means: present participle and gerund of dispossess
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