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Impounded is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Impounded | Impound | Impounding | Impoundment | Impounds

Impounded meaning

simple past and past participle of impound

Using Impounded

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of impound
  • In the example corpus, impounded often appears in combinations such as: were impounded, was impounded, impounded for.

Context around Impounded

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vehicle 2× dam 1× garage 1× recently 1× felines 1× shelter 1× car 1× operatives 1×

Often after:

today 1× reservoir 1× animals 1× dogs 1× motorcycles 1× provided 1×

Sentence patterns with Impounded

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

700 felines impounded by the 1× a dam impounded reservoir lies 1× and car impounded for 14 1× and shelter impounded dogs cats 1× armonk garage impounded and secured 1× canines were impounded when the 1× car was impounded a few 1× cars were impounded during the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all private and 1× another nine canines 1× armonk garage impounded 1× attah said more 1× bathurst council director 1× drivers charged with 1×

Common sentence endings:

after they arrived 1× council each year 1× dangerous dog law 1× few days later 1× fine on him 1× for 14 days 1×

Words around Impounded

Just before it in the word index:

impound 37 impotent 64 impotency 7 impotence 42 imposts 2 impostors 19

Just after it in the word index:

impounding 20 impoundment 16 impoundments 10 impounds 4 impoverish 12 impoverished 330

Similar in corpus frequency:

aback 192 alexei 192 alligator 192 arrowhead 192 assimilation 192 asx 192

Corpus analysis for Impounded

  • In this selection, "impounded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vehicle, dam, garage, today, reservoir and animals stand out and add context to how "impounded" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 700 felines impounded by the and a dam impounded reservoir lies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impounded" sits close to words such as aback, alexei and alligator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impounded

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

Armonk Garage impounded and secured the car. (7 words)

The car was impounded a few days later. (8 words)

The police also impounded the suspect’s motorcycle. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

The sightseeing boat, The Dorset Belle, which is at the centre of investigations, has been impounded by Dorset Police following the incident on Wednesday in which a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton died. (42 words)

All private and goods vehicles that are found illegally operating as passenger service vehicles shall be impounded and that there and that there will also be awareness and enforcement of vehicle axle loading. (33 words)

Greater Dandenong’s curfew was proposed in response to the council’s “overpopulation” of feral and stray cats creating a nuisance and slaying wildlife, with 700 felines impounded by the council each year. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Attah said: “More cars have been impounded today and many more will still be impounded.

Today, a dam-impounded reservoir lies along nearly every US mile of the once free-flowing river, and much of the Canadian stretch has been impounded as well.

All private and goods vehicles that are found illegally operating as passenger service vehicles shall be impounded and that there and that there will also be awareness and enforcement of vehicle axle loading.

Another nine canines were impounded when the suspect was taken into custody Tuesday, she said.

Armonk Garage impounded and secured the car.

Bathurst Council director environmental, planning and building services Neil Southorn said the virus was introduced by three recently impounded animals, and symptoms started shortly after they arrived.

Drivers charged with Impaired Operation face an immediate ninety-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and will have their vehicle impounded for seven days upon first charge.

Greater Dandenong’s curfew was proposed in response to the council’s “overpopulation” of feral and stray cats creating a nuisance and slaying wildlife, with 700 felines impounded by the council each year.

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Hawai‘i County Code and state law require the County to feed and shelter impounded dogs, cats and domesticated animals, including dogs confiscated under the County’s dangerous dog law.

Hundreds of cars were impounded during the vehicle removals, and police say they now have a system to determine when repeat offenders repark on streets.

Impounded motorcycles at an impounding facility in Mandaue City.

Police also arrested a man who had been 'on the water' at the time for manslaughter and impounded a pleasure cruise boat - leading to speculation about what could have lead to the deaths.

The car was impounded a few days later.

The driver then had their license suspended for 30 days and car impounded for 14 days.

Their licences were suspended and their vehicles were seized and impounded.

The man was arrested, charged and his vehicle impounded for 45 days.

The operatives impounded his vehicle, a Toyota saloon car with registration nos: KTS 572, and placed a fine on him.

The police also impounded the suspect’s motorcycle.

The rivers they impounded provided places for people to drive power boats as well as deep pools of water to spin hydroelectric turbines.

The sightseeing boat, The Dorset Belle, which is at the centre of investigations, has been impounded by Dorset Police following the incident on Wednesday in which a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire and a 17-year-old boy from Southampton died.

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Common combinations with impounded

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impounded" in a sentence?
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What does "impounded" mean?
Impounded means: simple past and past participle of impound
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