Distancing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Distancing meaning
present participle and gerund of distance
Using Distancing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of distance
- In the example corpus, distancing often appears in combinations such as: social distancing, distancing and, physical distancing.
Context around Distancing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Distancing
- In this selection, "distancing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, social, physical, personal, guidelines, stress and wasn stand out and add context to how "distancing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a distancing of thought, actually physical distancing it does, social distancing, physical distancing and distancing measures. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "distancing" sits close to words such as jason, islamic and dc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with distancing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Social distancing is actually physical distancing; it does not mean social isolation. (12 words)
Anderson joked that he was social distancing when social distancing wasn’t cool. (13 words)
He’s of himself “social distancing” while he was not social distancing at all. (14 words)
Patel: Social distancing ‘in every single work area’ after lockdownThere will be “new norms” when the UK comes out of lockdown and social distancing will be expected “in every single work area”, the Home Secretary has. (36 words)
Built on a collection of percussive instruments like mbira, ngoma, marimbas and chipendani, the music also brings people together — no small detail as the world continues to reemerge from a cocoon of quarantine and social distancing. (36 words)
If you go in there and you can’t practice social distancing or personal distancing, you have no idea the folks you’re working next to if they’ve come in contact with anybody. (34 words)
Columnist Judy Kucharuk, on Physical Distancing Stress Syndrome: "Has anyone else experienced Physical Distancing Stress Syndrome? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although it may not seem like a big deal to visit a friend’s house during mandated social distancing, if everyone made that same decision, then this is no longer social distancing.
Anderson joked that he was social distancing when social distancing wasn’t cool.
An insider said, “Kendall and friends have a small social circle amongst the group, who have been following the same social distancing and physical distancing guidelines.
Attendees are asked to practice social distancing and to wear a mask if social distancing is not possible.
City lifeguards, park patrol and police officers have been monitoring the beaches to encourage social distancing and look for problem areas where social distancing is not being practiced.
Columnist Judy Kucharuk, on Physical Distancing Stress Syndrome: "Has anyone else experienced Physical Distancing Stress Syndrome?
He’s of himself “social distancing” while he was not social distancing at all.
If you go in there and you can’t practice social distancing or personal distancing, you have no idea the folks you’re working next to if they’ve come in contact with anybody.
Patel: Social distancing ‘in every single work area’ after lockdownThere will be “new norms” when the UK comes out of lockdown and social distancing will be expected “in every single work area”, the Home Secretary has.
Social distancing is actually physical distancing; it does not mean social isolation.
Social distancing, or physical distancing, means keeping space between yourself and others outside of your home.
Some, including the WHO, that we should be using the term "physical distancing" vs. "social distancing," which emphasizes a sense of social isolation during a time when social connections are essential.
The Computer Science and Business student’s social distancing simulator is designed to encourage social distancing among users.
The public address announcer reminded those in attendance, “Please wear face coverings at all times, maintain six feet social distancing” and to comply with proper distancing on the marked stands.
Until both a vaccine and drug treatments are available, “social distancing, including masks, gloves, and spacing, is key,” Halstead said, and social distancing on stage would make it impossible to perform.
A distancing of thought leads to a distancing of the unilateral responses people often have to negative arousal.
Additionally, Covid-19 expanded the TAM as people search for ways to entertain themselves as social distancing continues to drive isolation.
As the cabinet and the LDP’s approval ratings continue to hit new lows, Kishida’s intra-party cohesion is also weakening as the lawmakers are increasingly distancing themselves from Kishida and his administration.
A store manager who failed to follow social-distancing guidelines despite being vulnerable himself during the Covid-19 pandemic has lost a claim of wrongful dismissal following a tribunal.
Built on a collection of percussive instruments like mbira, ngoma, marimbas and chipendani, the music also brings people together — no small detail as the world continues to reemerge from a cocoon of quarantine and social distancing.
Phrases with distancing
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with distancing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: