Explore Harking through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Harking in a sentence
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Harking meaning
present participle and gerund of hark
Using Harking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hark
- In the example corpus, harking often appears in combinations such as: harking back.
Context around Harking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harking
- In this selection, "harking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vintage, stop and tradition stand out and add context to how "harking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chambers stop harking back to and esoterical allegories harking to ancient. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harking" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The nearby church (through the arch) is of even older vintage, harking back to the 12th century (do wander in, it's one of London's most atmospheric spaces). (29 words)
Therefore, in the words of Oswald Chambers, “Stop harking back to what you once were when God wants you to become something you’ve never been,” (Utmost for His Highest). (30 words)
That’s an old presidential tradition, harking back to Eisenhower, who shed his coat at his second inauguration to stand unshielded (at least by wool) in front of the world. (30 words)
Many of his works employed esoterical allegories harking to ancient mysteries and perhaps rosicrucian and alchemical themes, but on the other hand some of his short works examined the effects of the strong industrialisation of Finnish society. (37 words)
The character of Ambassador Trenchard is based on the ambassador who exposed Reed’s identity, harking back to Reed’s personal experience and developed either as thinly disguised fact or skilfully intertwined with imagination. (34 words)
Therefore, in the words of Oswald Chambers, “Stop harking back to what you once were when God wants you to become something you’ve never been,” (Utmost for His Highest). (30 words)
Example sentences (5)
The nearby church (through the arch) is of even older vintage, harking back to the 12th century (do wander in, it's one of London's most atmospheric spaces).
Therefore, in the words of Oswald Chambers, “Stop harking back to what you once were when God wants you to become something you’ve never been,” (Utmost for His Highest).
That’s an old presidential tradition, harking back to Eisenhower, who shed his coat at his second inauguration to stand unshielded (at least by wool) in front of the world.
The character of Ambassador Trenchard is based on the ambassador who exposed Reed’s identity, harking back to Reed’s personal experience and developed either as thinly disguised fact or skilfully intertwined with imagination.
Many of his works employed esoterical allegories harking to ancient mysteries and perhaps rosicrucian and alchemical themes, but on the other hand some of his short works examined the effects of the strong industrialisation of Finnish society.
Common combinations with harking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: