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Flunking in a sentence

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Flunking | Flunked | Flunk | Flunks

Flunking meaning

present participle and gerund of flunk

Using Flunking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of flunk

Context around Flunking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

children 1×

Often after:

idiots 1×

Sentence patterns with Flunking

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

being the flunking idiots that 1× government is flunking its climate 1× most by flunking all of 1× of children flunking their exams 1× people are flunking out 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but parents at 1× closer to home 1× every follower of 1×

Common sentence endings:

are flunking out 1× climate policy goals 1× flunking their exams 1× of education mde 1× upside down logic 1×

Words around Flunking

Just before it in the word index:

flunkies 7 flunkie 2 flunked 19 flunk 5 flunitrazepam 13 flung 240

Just after it in the word index:

flunks 2 flunky 4 fluor 25 fluoresce 11 fluorescein 5 fluorescence 100

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Flunking

  • In this selection, "flunking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, children and idiots stand out and add context to how "flunking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include being the flunking idiots that and government is flunking its climate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flunking" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flunking

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

Closer to home, the Irish government is flunking its climate policy goals. (12 words)

Every follower of Jesus is enrolled in the school of thankfulness—and too many people are flunking out. (18 words)

They would all get “F’s” in my class, for being the flunking idiots, that they are, with their upside down “logic”! (22 words)

Longer example sentences

At most, by flunking all of its primary performance measures, SciTech should have received no more than a one-year contract extension, according to a subsequent analysis by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). (34 words)

But parents at Philip Morant School and College are in open revolt at the “no homework” policy, as they complain it will lead to a generation of children “flunking” their exams. (31 words)

They would all get “F’s” in my class, for being the flunking idiots, that they are, with their upside down “logic”! (22 words)

Exclamation examples

They would all get “F’s” in my class, for being the flunking idiots, that they are, with their upside down “logic”! (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

At most, by flunking all of its primary performance measures, SciTech should have received no more than a one-year contract extension, according to a subsequent analysis by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).

They would all get “F’s” in my class, for being the flunking idiots, that they are, with their upside down “logic”!

But parents at Philip Morant School and College are in open revolt at the “no homework” policy, as they complain it will lead to a generation of children “flunking” their exams.

Closer to home, the Irish government is flunking its climate policy goals.

Every follower of Jesus is enrolled in the school of thankfulness—and too many people are flunking out.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flunking" in a sentence?
An example: "At most, by flunking all of its primary performance measures, SciTech should have received no more than a one-year contract extension, according to a subsequent analysis by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "flunking" from authentic English texts.
What does "flunking" mean?
Flunking means: present participle and gerund of flunk
How many example sentences with "flunking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "flunking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.