How do you use Fixating in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Fixating meaning
present participle and gerund of fixate
Using Fixating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of fixate
- In the example corpus, fixating often appears in combinations such as: fixating on.
Context around Fixating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fixating
- In this selection, "fixating" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shots, upon and solely stand out and add context to how "fixating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are you fixating on rwanda and bias without fixating on unbiased. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fixating" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fixating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I’ve always been prone to fixating on mysteries. (9 words)
Fixating on what is wrong in this world is a sickness. (11 words)
When people are bias-aware, they are able to act with less bias without fixating on unbiased. (17 words)
If the President has visited “many countries”, as you say, (which countries you choose not to mention), but we know include other democratic republics like Switzerland, SA and Botswana, why are you fixating on Rwanda and China. (37 words)
Where action scenes featuring swift movements and short shots are more forgiving in capturing performance, Port said the challenge of creating Thanos was the multitude of long shots fixating solely on the character. (33 words)
When you spend time fixating on that new relationship, job, friendship, house or financial windfall, tunnel-vision can distort small opportunities and make you less receptive to creative thinking and problem-solving. (32 words)
Example sentences (10)
It's that life is more enjoyable when we enjoy the ride instead of fixating on what we want the outcome to be.
I’ve always been prone to fixating on mysteries.
Fixating upon anti-Semitism expressed by Black people more than that expressed by white people hurts all marginalized peoples.
In fixating on minority-heavy areas, the motley crew of remaining Trumpists makes it clear precisely whose votes should be considered "illegal" and whose should count.
When you spend time fixating on that new relationship, job, friendship, house or financial windfall, tunnel-vision can distort small opportunities and make you less receptive to creative thinking and problem-solving.
Where action scenes featuring swift movements and short shots are more forgiving in capturing performance, Port said the challenge of creating Thanos was the multitude of long shots fixating solely on the character.
Fixating on what is wrong in this world is a sickness.
If the President has visited “many countries”, as you say, (which countries you choose not to mention), but we know include other democratic republics like Switzerland, SA and Botswana, why are you fixating on Rwanda and China.
In the face of growing protectionism globally, South Africa needs to focus on being more competitive rather than fixating on external factors, Fuzile said.
When people are bias-aware, they are able to act with less bias without fixating on unbiased.
Common combinations with fixating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fixating on 8×