On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Grossing. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Grossing in a sentence
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Grossing meaning
present participle and gerund of gross
Using Grossing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of gross
- In the example corpus, grossing often appears in combinations such as: highest grossing, grossing million, grossing over.
Context around Grossing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grossing
- In this selection, "grossing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, highest, top, lower, film, movie and spider stand out and add context to how "grossing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the highest grossing movie of, 15th highest grossing film of and highest grossing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grossing" sits close to words such as alarms, angular and anita, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grossing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Grossing over $1 billionninth-highest-grossing movie of 2019. (9 words)
As of now, The Way Of Water is the 15th highest-grossing film of all time. (16 words)
Essentially these are the lower grossing locations in proximity to higher-grossing ones in the same market. (17 words)
A title that has to be kicking off a new franchise is the year's highest-grossing horror movie, Five Nights at Freddy's, released over the Halloween weekend and trick or treated to a whopping $287 million so far in its theatrical run. (44 words)
Considering the fact that it beat Across the Spider-Verse by a wide margin, it's possible that it could land between that title and The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the second highest-grossing domestic movie of the year. (40 words)
But a new franchise knocked everything aside: Blumhouse’s adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s broke into the all-time highest-grossing horror movie top 20 with a haul of nearly $300 million worldwide. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Grossing over $1 billionninth-highest-grossing movie of 2019.
Having already raked in $1.3b at the box office, it is the highest-grossing movie of 2023 so far and the 15th highest-grossing film of all time.
In addition to this, it became the sixth highest-grossing film of all time and the highest-grossing Spider-Man film, breaking several other records.
Essentially these are the lower grossing locations in proximity to higher-grossing ones in the same market.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker makes a last minute dash for the box office record, will be both the highest grossing movie of 2019 and the highest grossing movie of all time.
Its top-grossing territories included the U.K. with $10.3 million, South Korea grossing $10 million and Australia opening with $5 million.
Highest-grossing franchises and film series The James Bond series was the first to gross over $1 billion and is still the highest-grossing after adjusting for inflation.
In North America, it became the fifth highest grossing film of 1999 and the highest grossing R-rated film of 1999.
It was a critical and commercial blockbuster, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan of 1997, and the highest-grossing there of all time until Titanic was released later that year.
Released on June 12, 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark became the year's top- grossing film and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made.
When properly adjusted for inflation, however, on that comparative scale Gone with the Wind —which was the highest-grossing film outright for twenty-five years—is still the highest-grossing film of all-time.
As of now, The Way Of Water is the 15th highest-grossing film of all time.
A title that has to be kicking off a new franchise is the year's highest-grossing horror movie, Five Nights at Freddy's, released over the Halloween weekend and trick or treated to a whopping $287 million so far in its theatrical run.
Avatar: The Way of the Water is the 13th-highest-grossing movie of all time in the United States and Canada.
Brad Pitt is one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood who has made his name in the industry with his acting chops, hard work, dedication and well, some controversies.
But a new franchise knocked everything aside: Blumhouse’s adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s broke into the all-time highest-grossing horror movie top 20 with a haul of nearly $300 million worldwide.
By minting Rs 1,148 crore worldwide, including a domestic gross of Rs 759 crore, Jawan currently stands as one the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
Considering the fact that it beat Across the Spider-Verse by a wide margin, it's possible that it could land between that title and The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the second highest-grossing domestic movie of the year.
Despite its August release, “” has become China’s third-most-popular film this year, grossing 3.8 billion yuan ($521 million) and igniting online debate on the perils of visiting Thailand.
Despite mixed reviews, earned more than its predecessors and became the highest-grossing Spider-Man film at the time, a title it would hold for over a decade.
Phrases with grossing
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Common combinations with grossing
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