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How do you use Filibusters in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Filibusters in a sentence

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Filibusters | Filibuster | Filibustered | Filibustering

Filibusters meaning

plural of filibuster

Using Filibusters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of filibuster

Context around Filibusters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

republican 1× 1917 1× lengthy 1× eliminate 1× allowing 1×

Often after:

turfed 1×

Sentence patterns with Filibusters

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

after 1917 filibusters were few 1× in lengthy filibusters turfed from 1× limit republican filibusters which could 1× not eliminate filibusters of judicial 1× rule allowing filibusters to be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for a half 1× since the ucp 1× the compromise took 1× to add to 1× to enable critical 1×

Common sentence endings:

in all circumstances 1× remains in effect 1× s election commissioner 1× theoretically be endless 1× to congressional statistics 1×

Words around Filibusters

Just before it in the word index:

filibustering 9 filibustered 11 filibuster 89 filiberto 6 filibeck 3 filiault 3

Just after it in the word index:

filice 3 filicetti 2 filicide 3 filiform 2 filigree 10 filigreed 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Filibusters

  • In this selection, "filibusters" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, republican, 1917, lengthy and turfed stand out and add context to how "filibusters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after 1917 filibusters were few and in lengthy filibusters turfed from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "filibusters" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with filibusters

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

To add to the pressure, there had been increasing calls for Democratic leaders in the House to limit Republican filibusters, which could theoretically be endless. (25 words)

The compromise took the steam out of the filibuster movement, but some Republicans remained disappointed that the compromise did not eliminate filibusters of judicial nominees in all circumstances. (28 words)

For a half-century after 1917, filibusters were few; the Senate cast votes to end them no more than seven times in each two-year Congress, according to congressional statistics. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Since the UCP swept to power in the spring, the NDP leader has been anything but quiet — participating in lengthy filibusters turfed from the House during a debate over a bill that led to the firing of the province's election commissioner. (42 words)

To enable critical wartime legislation to be passed, Marshall had the body adopt its first procedural rule allowing filibusters to be ended by a two-thirds majority vote—a variation of this rule remains in effect. (36 words)

For a half-century after 1917, filibusters were few; the Senate cast votes to end them no more than seven times in each two-year Congress, according to congressional statistics. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

To add to the pressure, there had been increasing calls for Democratic leaders in the House to limit Republican filibusters, which could theoretically be endless.

For a half-century after 1917, filibusters were few; the Senate cast votes to end them no more than seven times in each two-year Congress, according to congressional statistics.

Since the UCP swept to power in the spring, the NDP leader has been anything but quiet — participating in lengthy filibusters turfed from the House during a debate over a bill that led to the firing of the province's election commissioner.

The compromise took the steam out of the filibuster movement, but some Republicans remained disappointed that the compromise did not eliminate filibusters of judicial nominees in all circumstances.

To enable critical wartime legislation to be passed, Marshall had the body adopt its first procedural rule allowing filibusters to be ended by a two-thirds majority vote—a variation of this rule remains in effect.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "filibusters" in a sentence?
An example: "To add to the pressure, there had been increasing calls for Democratic leaders in the House to limit Republican filibusters, which could theoretically be endless." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "filibusters" from authentic English texts.
What does "filibusters" mean?
Filibusters means: plural of filibuster
How many example sentences with "filibusters" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "filibusters", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.