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Formalists is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Formalists in a sentence

Related words

Formalists | Formalist

Formalists meaning

plural of formalist

Using Formalists

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of formalist
  • In the example corpus, formalists often appears in combinations such as: as formalists, formalists hold.

Context around Formalists

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

influenced 1× russian 1×

Often after:

hold 2× particularly 1×

Sentence patterns with Formalists

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

such as formalists hold that 2× european influenced formalists particularly the 1× formalists are relatively 1× many formalists would say 1× realists and formalists have traced 1× the russian formalists had described 1× they are formalists 1× upbraid the formalists for building 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

formalists are relatively 1× gaut and livingston 1× he goes on 1× hence members of 1× many formalists would 1× mathematical logicians study 1×

Common sentence endings:

correctly interpreting art 2× areas of mathematics 1× study the better 1× theoretical as well 1× they are formalists 1× to his work 1×

Words around Formalists

Just before it in the word index:

formalistic 5 formalist 15 formalisms 11 formalism 100 formalising 15 formalises 3

Just after it in the word index:

formalities 77 formality 142 formalization 36 formalizations 3 formalize 68 formalized 167

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Formalists

  • In this selection, "formalists" 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, influenced, russian, hold and particularly stand out and add context to how "formalists" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include such as formalists hold that and european influenced formalists particularly the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "formalists" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with formalists

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

Mathematical logicians study formal systems but are just as often realists as they are formalists. (15 words)

Hence, members of various schools, especially realists and formalists, have traced their origins to his work. (16 words)

He goes on to upbraid the formalists for building verbal structures that are studied without intuitive interpretation. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Gaut and Livingston, The Creation of Art, p. 3. These authors contend that: "Anti-intentionalists, such as formalists, hold that the intentions involved in the making of art are irrelevant or peripheral to correctly interpreting art. (36 words)

These authors contend that: "Anti-intentionalists, such as formalists, hold that the intentions involved in the making of art are irrelevant or peripheral to correctly interpreting art. (27 words)

Formalists are relatively tolerant and inviting to new approaches to logic, non-standard number systems, new set theories etc. The more games we study, the better. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

The New Critics and various European-influenced formalists (particularly the Russian Formalists ) had described some of their more abstract efforts as "theoretical" as well.

Formalists are relatively tolerant and inviting to new approaches to logic, non-standard number systems, new set theories etc. The more games we study, the better.

Gaut and Livingston, The Creation of Art, p. 3. These authors contend that: "Anti-intentionalists, such as formalists, hold that the intentions involved in the making of art are irrelevant or peripheral to correctly interpreting art.

He goes on to upbraid the formalists for building verbal structures that are studied without intuitive interpretation.

Hence, members of various schools, especially realists and formalists, have traced their origins to his work.

Many formalists would say that in practice, the axiom systems to be studied will be suggested by the demands of science or other areas of mathematics.

Mathematical logicians study formal systems but are just as often realists as they are formalists.

These authors contend that: "Anti-intentionalists, such as formalists, hold that the intentions involved in the making of art are irrelevant or peripheral to correctly interpreting art.

Common combinations with formalists

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "formalists" in a sentence?
An example: "The New Critics and various European-influenced formalists (particularly the Russian Formalists ) had described some of their more abstract efforts as "theoretical" as well." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "formalists" from authentic English texts.
What does "formalists" mean?
Formalists means: plural of formalist
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