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Flogging in a sentence

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Flogging meaning

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

Using Flogging

  • The main meaning on this page is: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
  • Useful related words include: whipping, trouncing, lacing, drubbing.
  • In the example corpus, flogging often appears in combinations such as: by flogging, flogging and, flogging them.

Context around Flogging

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Flogging

  • In this selection, "flogging" 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, massage, tried, currently, lefty, gordhan and bricks stand out and add context to how "flogging" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are currently flogging their 600g and bucks by flogging lefty hysteria. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flogging" sits close to words such as abalone, abomination and accountancy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flogging

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Are you, in short, flogging a dead horse? (8 words)

Scavengers appeared to have tried flogging bricks from the Crooked House on Marketplace. (13 words)

In the dungeon, you can see demos of various kinks and pleasures: rope suspensions, fire massage, flogging. (17 words)

Elsewhere councils have sold off early allocated or even donated numberplates with Leeds flogging off “U 1”, East Renfrewshire Council selling “HS 0”, whereas despite debating the sale Glasgow sold their Rolls Royce but retained the “G 0” plate. (39 words)

It comes as Jeremy's various businesses continue to see him rake in the cash, despite fans stealing as many as 100 glasses from his pub in a single day and flogging them online. (34 words)

The two supermarkets are currently flogging their 600g tubs of Celebrations and Quality Street for £5.50 each - that's not far off from being a whole £2 extra than Aldi. (31 words)

Are you, in short, flogging a dead horse? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

As Todd prepares for his first RestEasy wake, he’s shocked when Troy urges him to cash in on the family’s grief by flogging them a more expensive urn.

At that party, I told the pupils that instead of flogging them for stealing, we held a party for them.

For this, the G-men relied on the thoroughly discredited Southern Poverty Law Center, an outfit that raises big bucks by flogging lefty hysteria.

In the dungeon, you can see demos of various kinks and pleasures: rope suspensions, fire massage, flogging.

Perhaps the minister best at enduring a flogging, Gordhan’s time at the department has landed him on the receiving end of sometimes seething criticism.

Save Birmingham campaigners said they aim to ‘prevent or delay’ Birmingham City Council from flogging the city’s heritage.

Scavengers appeared to have tried flogging bricks from the Crooked House on Marketplace.

The two supermarkets are currently flogging their 600g tubs of Celebrations and Quality Street for £5.50 each - that's not far off from being a whole £2 extra than Aldi.

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According to Latiesha, flogging such items on popular sites, such as Vinted or Facebook Marketplace, ''will'' see your account getting banned.

Amnesty also reported that some women were sentenced to prison or flogging, faced fines or were sent to “morality” classes.

Are you, in short, flogging a dead horse?

By flogging cannabis, by being Mike Tyson for films and podcasts, he is worth a decent fortune by all accounts.

Elsewhere councils have sold off early allocated or even donated numberplates with Leeds flogging off “U 1”, East Renfrewshire Council selling “HS 0”, whereas despite debating the sale Glasgow sold their Rolls Royce but retained the “G 0” plate.

Flogging a dead horse would not certainly bring life political parties that have lost opposition status and are wanting to claw back,” he said.

Flogging fast passes and filling terminals with retail spaces and airport lounges is a money spinner - but judging by our survey results, it’s not what passengers need.

In late March, Akhundzada announced that Afghanistan would reintroduce the public flogging and stoning of women for adultery.

It comes as Jeremy's various businesses continue to see him rake in the cash, despite fans stealing as many as 100 glasses from his pub in a single day and flogging them online.

Others have been prosecuted and sentenced to flogging or prison terms or faced other penalties such as fines or being forced to attend “morality” classes.

She said they were doing "really well" up until people started flogging knock-off versions, and Brexit – coupled with the pandemic – also had an impact on business.

Declaring yourself a vegan and flogging your £25 million private jet is not enough to save one street, let alone a continent.

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Common combinations with flogging

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flogging" in a sentence?
An example: "As Todd prepares for his first RestEasy wake, he’s shocked when Troy urges him to cash in on the family’s grief by flogging them a more expensive urn." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flogging" from authentic English texts.
What does "flogging" mean?
Flogging means: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
What are synonyms of "flogging"?
Common synonyms of "flogging" include: whipping, trouncing, lacing, drubbing, licking, thrashing, beating, flagellation. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "flogging" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "flogging", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.