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Explore Droving through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Droving in a sentence

Related words

Droving | Droves | Drovers | Drover

Droving meaning

present participle and gerund of drove

Using Droving

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of drove

Context around Droving

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 1× commercial 1× once 1×

Often after:

runs 1× country 1× teams 1×

Sentence patterns with Droving

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

and the droving teams were 1× has been droving on and 1× route first droving runs commercial 1× runs commercial droving along the 1× was once droving country 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

carmichael grew up 1× gene mcaulisse has 1× like the ocean 1× using the stock 1×

Common sentence endings:

began in 1910 1× of migrating birds 1× once droving country 1× over 30 years 1×

Words around Droving

Just before it in the word index:

drovetti 2 droves 178 drovers 8 drover 6 drove 3.048 drout 3

Just after it in the word index:

drow 65 drown 225 drowned 526 drowning 490 drownings 36 drowns 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Droving

  • In this selection, "droving" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, commercial, once, runs, country and teams stand out and add context to how "droving" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the droving teams were and has been droving on and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "droving" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with droving

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

Carmichael grew up on what was once droving country. (9 words)

Gene Mcaulisse has been droving on and off for over 30 years. (12 words)

Using the stock route First droving runs Commercial droving along the stock route began in 1910. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Like the ocean and the wind, cattle were a fundamental part of life in the islands and the droving teams were as much a sign of the changing seasons as the arrival and departure of migrating birds. (37 words)

Using the stock route First droving runs Commercial droving along the stock route began in 1910. (16 words)

Gene Mcaulisse has been droving on and off for over 30 years. (12 words)

Example sentences (4)

Using the stock route First droving runs Commercial droving along the stock route began in 1910.

Carmichael grew up on what was once droving country.

Gene Mcaulisse has been droving on and off for over 30 years.

Like the ocean and the wind, cattle were a fundamental part of life in the islands and the droving teams were as much a sign of the changing seasons as the arrival and departure of migrating birds.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "droving" in a sentence?
An example: "Using the stock route First droving runs Commercial droving along the stock route began in 1910." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "droving" from authentic English texts.
What does "droving" mean?
Droving means: present participle and gerund of drove
How many example sentences with "droving" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "droving", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.