Explore Expropriating through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Expropriating meaning
present participle and gerund of expropriate
Using Expropriating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of expropriate
- In the example corpus, expropriating often appears in combinations such as: expropriating their, expropriating land.
Context around Expropriating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expropriating
- In this selection, "expropriating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, start, bully, land, palestinian and private stand out and add context to how "expropriating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aimed at expropriating their lands and basis for expropriating it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expropriating" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expropriating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Today, businesses like Shopify appear to be expropriating their employee’s private living space. (14 words)
Governments shouldn’t be able to act like a corporate bully, expropriating land on behalf of big business. (18 words)
Communism, on the flip side, would mean straight-up expropriating all major businesses and giving direct control over to deliberative bodies to run. (23 words)
King Goodwill Zwelithini has taken a jibe at the ANC-led government saying that the expropriating of land administered by the Ingonyama Trust Act is tantamount to "spitting on our forebears". (31 words)
The move will allow affected prefectures to take measures including expropriating private land and buildings and requisitioning medical supplies and food from companies that refuse to sell them. (28 words)
Palestinians know this all too well, as Israel has been expropriating Palestinian oil and gasoccupies Cuban territory, and there is hardly a peep from the US-alliance. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Palestinians know this all too well, as Israel has been expropriating Palestinian oil and gasoccupies Cuban territory, and there is hardly a peep from the US-alliance.
Communism, on the flip side, would mean straight-up expropriating all major businesses and giving direct control over to deliberative bodies to run.
The move will allow affected prefectures to take measures including expropriating private land and buildings and requisitioning medical supplies and food from companies that refuse to sell them.
Today, businesses like Shopify appear to be expropriating their employee’s private living space.
She also routinely shared links and stories relating to politics in South Africa, and the government's plans to start expropriating farms from white land-owners.
Governments shouldn’t be able to act like a corporate bully, expropriating land on behalf of big business.
King Goodwill Zwelithini has taken a jibe at the ANC-led government saying that the expropriating of land administered by the Ingonyama Trust Act is tantamount to "spitting on our forebears".
On land issues‚ he said expropriating land should not be smash-and-grab but more about restoration and redressing the imbalances of the past.
Three major churches implored Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to prevent the advancement of a draft bill they said was aimed at expropriating their lands.
B'Tselem charged that Israel is using the absence of modern legal documents for the communal land as a legal basis for expropriating it.
Common combinations with expropriating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: