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How do you use Highhandedness in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Highhandedness meaning

Alternative form of high-handedness.

Using Highhandedness

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of high-handedness.
  • In the example corpus, highhandedness often appears in combinations such as: highhandedness and, and highhandedness, the highhandedness.

Context around Highhandedness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dadagiri 1×

Often after:

administrative 1× recklessness 1×

Sentence patterns with Highhandedness

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

bjp s highhandedness and vindictive 1× bordering on highhandedness 1× dickson s highhandedness for the 1× misappropriation and highhandedness 1× of dadagiri highhandedness and goondagardi 1× slammed the highhandedness of the 1× state of highhandedness administrative and 1× to the highhandedness recklessness of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lawyer jurist 1× a statement by 1× aap leaders claimed 1× patra said that 1× sources told the 1× the adara development 1×

Common sentence endings:

above the law 1× and political injustice 1× bordering on highhandedness 1× campaigning in karnataka 1× for self governance 1× for the failure 1×

Words around Highhandedness

Just before it in the word index:

highhanded 2 highgrove 23 highgate 30 highflying 3 highfill 3 highfields 9

Just after it in the word index:

highight 2 highkey 3 highland 932 highlander 86 highlanderrpi 2 highlanders 237

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Highhandedness

  • In this selection, "highhandedness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dadagiri, administrative and recklessness stand out and add context to how "highhandedness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bjp s highhandedness and vindictive and bordering on highhandedness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "highhandedness" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with highhandedness

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

Sources told The Guardian that Okiye’s removal was due to alleged financial misappropriation and highhandedness. (16 words)

THE Adara Development Association in Kaduna State has accused the government of the state of highhandedness, administrative and political injustice. (20 words)

A lawyer, jurist and activist by profession, he had slammed the highhandedness of the foreign administration and called for self-governance. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

A statement by the Registrar of the University, Mr Gabriel Egbe, said that Ugbe would replace Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the former Dean, who was suspended on Aug. 17 following allegations bordering on highhandedness. (33 words)

Patra said that while the AAP has blamed the Centre of “dadagiri” (highhandedness) and “goondagardi” (hooliganism), it should first clear what their definition of these terms is. (27 words)

We are all witnesses to the highhandedness/recklessness of some looter elites in or outside government offices who feel larger than life and above the law. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

AAP leaders claimed that “BJP’s highhandedness and vindictive politics have restrained and forced Kejriwal from taking up extensive campaigning in Karnataka”.

A statement by the Registrar of the University, Mr Gabriel Egbe, said that Ugbe would replace Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the former Dean, who was suspended on Aug. 17 following allegations bordering on highhandedness.

Sources told The Guardian that Okiye’s removal was due to alleged financial misappropriation and highhandedness.

A lawyer, jurist and activist by profession, he had slammed the highhandedness of the foreign administration and called for self-governance.

THE Adara Development Association in Kaduna State has accused the government of the state of highhandedness, administrative and political injustice.

The PDP youths under the aegis of PDP South-South Youth Vanguard, also blamed Governor Seriake Dickson’s highhandedness for the failure.

Patra said that while the AAP has blamed the Centre of “dadagiri” (highhandedness) and “goondagardi” (hooliganism), it should first clear what their definition of these terms is.

We are all witnesses to the highhandedness/recklessness of some looter elites in or outside government offices who feel larger than life and above the law.

Common combinations with highhandedness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "highhandedness" in a sentence?
An example: "AAP leaders claimed that “BJP’s highhandedness and vindictive politics have restrained and forced Kejriwal from taking up extensive campaigning in Karnataka”." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "highhandedness" from authentic English texts.
What does "highhandedness" mean?
Highhandedness means: Alternative form of high-handedness.
How many example sentences with "highhandedness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "highhandedness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.