Effacing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Effacing meaning
present participle and gerund of efface
Using Effacing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of efface
Context around Effacing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Effacing
- In this selection, "effacing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, self, hilarity, personality and less stand out and add context to how "effacing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a self effacing bloke but and a self effacing everyman redmayne. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "effacing" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with effacing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s creatively-superior, but self-effacing. (7 words)
Bristol is remarkably self-effacing about its greatness. (8 words)
Zekman, as usual self-effacing, was not interested in talking about herself. (12 words)
The Keanu Reeves on display in these early segments is the Keanu Reeves we know and love today, someone characterized in large part by his goofy, self-effacing demeanor, uber-chill attitude, and slow drawl joined with weirdly perfect enunciation. (40 words)
In giving us the tour of his world, Bauer is self-effacing to a fault, keenly aware of the fraught ethics of relief work, the fact that his career is dependent on the need of others. (36 words)
Charlotte Moore, overall head of TV content, is the quietly competent woman (I wish for a change we could get a field of noisy women and a self-effacing bloke, but we are not there yet). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
He is self-effacing and ingratiating, and not ashamed to acknowledge if he had given a bad performance.
He said the show’s theme of political conceit allows him to capture 68 minutes of non-stop self-effacing hilarity into one ‘flimsy’ narrative framework.
They do so by creating a world around them that feeds their need for affirmation, validation, and self-importance, often attracting other self-effacing personality types who look up to them.
This was the father A.J. remembered from before Trump’s presidency: witty, self-effacing, less interested in politics than a punchline.
Born on December 12, 1950, in Bengaluru as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, Rajinikanth’s journey from a self-effacing origin to cinematic royalty is nothing short of extraordinary.
In giving us the tour of his world, Bauer is self-effacing to a fault, keenly aware of the fraught ethics of relief work, the fact that his career is dependent on the need of others.
John Lennon’s I’m the Greatest was a mock anthem for the self-effacing drummer that brought three Beatles into the studio just three years after the band’s breakup.
To others, this person is kind and empathetic, self-effacing and helpful but behind closed doors, the meanness is so insidiously targeted, only you ‘get it’.
Tucked into the gentle tracks are self-effacing appearances by Clairo, Aaron Dessner and Nicolas Jaar.
But everyone has his price, even the self-effacing Neoepiblema acreensis, particularly if a change of image is guaranteed.
Charlotte Moore, overall head of TV content, is the quietly competent woman (I wish for a change we could get a field of noisy women and a self-effacing bloke, but we are not there yet).
In person, the Archbishop is friendly and engaging, with a self-effacing, laidback demeanour – a stark contrast to his predecessor, Denis Hart.
It’s creatively-superior, but self-effacing.
Penelope Fillon, as noted in the article, came across as no nonsense and self-effacing.
Zekman, as usual self-effacing, was not interested in talking about herself.
Henry is a savvy conversationalist with a razor-sharp wit and self-effacing manner.
The Keanu Reeves on display in these early segments is the Keanu Reeves we know and love today, someone characterized in large part by his goofy, self-effacing demeanor, uber-chill attitude, and slow drawl joined with weirdly perfect enunciation.
And all of it wrapped around a self-effacing Everyman (Redmayne) tackling problems that really are too big for him with plucky can-do-itness in an effort to just enjoy a pleasant life.
Bristol is remarkably self-effacing about its greatness.
Reynolds’s self-effacing stop made perfect sense as a way to push his superhero series, which is all about shock and awe and catty insults.