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Doffed | Doff | Doffing

Doffed meaning

simple past and past participle of doff

Using Doffed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of doff
  • In the example corpus, doffed often appears in combinations such as: doffed his.

Context around Doffed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

once 1× lightly 1×

Sentence patterns with Doffed

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

director has doffed his cap 1× he lightly doffed his hat 1× jelena and doffed his cap 1× state once doffed his hat 1× wild he doffed his cap 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all mudville had 1× and considering how 1× and when responding 1× novak djokovic back 1× one former military 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the bat 1× casey only smiled 1× for the night 1× from the press 1× just an idiosyncrasy 1×

Words around Doffed

Just before it in the word index:

doff 11 dofe 7 dofaw 3 dofasco 3 dof 85 doey 2

Just after it in the word index:

doffing 3 doflamingo 16 dofps 2 dog 7.679 doga 3 dogan 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Doffed

  • In this selection, "doffed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, once and lightly stand out and add context to how "doffed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include director has doffed his cap and he lightly doffed his hat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "doffed" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with doffed

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

And considering how the director has doffed his cap for its gameplay, that isn’t just an idiosyncrasy. (18 words)

And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, no stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat. (23 words)

One former Military Head of State once doffed his hat for a senior of his who was also former President of Nigeria over his uncommon ingenuity at managing criticism from the press. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

All Mudville had assembled – ten thousand fans had come to see the twirler who had put big Casey on the bum; and when he stepped into the box, the multitude went wild; he doffed his cap in proud disdain, but Casey only smiled. (43 words)

Novak Djokovic, back in the United States Open final in style, had just hugged his wife, Jelena, and doffed his cap theatrically as some of his friends bid him farewell for the night. (33 words)

One former Military Head of State once doffed his hat for a senior of his who was also former President of Nigeria over his uncommon ingenuity at managing criticism from the press. (32 words)

Example sentences (5)

And considering how the director has doffed his cap for its gameplay, that isn’t just an idiosyncrasy.

One former Military Head of State once doffed his hat for a senior of his who was also former President of Nigeria over his uncommon ingenuity at managing criticism from the press.

Novak Djokovic, back in the United States Open final in style, had just hugged his wife, Jelena, and doffed his cap theatrically as some of his friends bid him farewell for the night.

All Mudville had assembled – ten thousand fans had come to see the twirler who had put big Casey on the bum; and when he stepped into the box, the multitude went wild; he doffed his cap in proud disdain, but Casey only smiled.

And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, no stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.

Common combinations with doffed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "doffed" in a sentence?
An example: "And considering how the director has doffed his cap for its gameplay, that isn’t just an idiosyncrasy." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "doffed" from authentic English texts.
What does "doffed" mean?
Doffed means: simple past and past participle of doff
How many example sentences with "doffed" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "doffed", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.