On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Harboring. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Harboring meaning
present participle and gerund of harbor
Using Harboring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of harbor
- In the example corpus, harboring often appears in combinations such as: for harboring, of harboring, and harboring.
Context around Harboring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harboring
- In this selection, "harboring" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, teenager, generously, despite, beliefs, racist and ill stand out and add context to how "harboring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a team harboring legitimate hopes and a teenager harboring a dislike. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harboring" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harboring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many men mistakenly believe they are strong while harboring weak-minded tendencies. (12 words)
Democratic-controlled states have gained congressional seats by welcoming and harboring illegal aliens. (13 words)
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Ani is harboring a dark past. (16 words)
It could be a thoughtless joke, reading a banned book, harboring migrants marked for deportation, impeding untrammeled “drill-baby-drill” resource extraction, or attending an underground reproductive health clinic that sends us to the new Trump gulag. (37 words)
Astros players later insisted they were not annoyed by the theatrics, nor were they harboring ill-will from a July 26 incident between the teams that had Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and Garcia as key actors. (36 words)
Still harboring the hope of making it to Italy, and desperate to get Moussa proper medical attention, Seydou warily signs on as the captain of an overloaded boat of refugees – a “people smuggler” – bound for Sicily. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Research shows that harboring beliefs characterized as "hostile sexism" — which is to say anger at women for speaking up or wanting equality — was as strong a predictor of a Trump vote as harboring racist beliefs.
Astros players later insisted they were not annoyed by the theatrics, nor were they harboring ill-will from a July 26 incident between the teams that had Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and Garcia as key actors.
Between his tragic backstory and the trials and tribulations the group faces along the way, Pine's Edgin could be forgiven for harboring bitterness.
In Buffalo’s favor, it will be poised on a sharp edge after a brutal overtime loss to the ultracompetitive Jets … but even the most fervent Bills followers must be harboring concerns.
Kakar and the government in Islamabad accuse the Taliban of harboring militants from groups like the TTP — allegations thet the Taliban deny.
Protecting the Amazon has garnered significant international attention, and for good reason, given its pivotal role in regulating the global climate and harboring immense biodiversity.
She doubted that a teenager harboring a dislike for biology would excel at formulating prompts that would yield engaging content and effectively evaluate their grasp of the subject matter.
This Junji Ito story is set in 1953 and follows a family that is 'generously' harboring war deserter Saburo Furukawa, who deserted the Japanese army during World War II.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Ani is harboring a dark past.
According to the study's lead researcher, Dr. John Smith, “Biofilms are a formidable barrier in food safety due to their resilience against traditional cleaning measures and their role in harboring pathogens.
Democratic-controlled states have gained congressional seats by welcoming and harboring illegal aliens.
Despite harboring a number of match-winners in their playing eleven, the Lilywhites will head into the match as the clear underdogs.
It could be a thoughtless joke, reading a banned book, harboring migrants marked for deportation, impeding untrammeled “drill-baby-drill” resource extraction, or attending an underground reproductive health clinic that sends us to the new Trump gulag.
Many men mistakenly believe they are strong while harboring weak-minded tendencies.
Still harboring the hope of making it to Italy, and desperate to get Moussa proper medical attention, Seydou warily signs on as the captain of an overloaded boat of refugees – a “people smuggler” – bound for Sicily.
The Dodgers will still leave town Sunday night as the prohibitive favorites to win the World Series, while the Cubs will remain a team harboring legitimate hopes of making the postseason.
This global exposure is not just a perk but a priceless asset, especially for those harboring dreams of building an international career.
When we caught up last month, she assured me I wasn't a bad commentator for harboring uncertainty.
As a relatively small nation with a neighboring country that is aggressive, demographically exploding, and openly harboring an expansionist ideology, Eritrea is well advised to protect itself from a demographic war.
Earlier, politicians had wanted to demonstrate their ability to take action: they closed a mosque suspected of harboring radical Islamist tendencies.
Common combinations with harboring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- for harboring 10×
- of harboring 10×
- and harboring 5×
- harboring the 5×
- with harboring 4×
- harboring an 3×
- the harboring 3×
- harboring of 3×
- harboring fugitive 3×
- be harboring 2×