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How do you use Impressment in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like impress or seizure, plus the exact meaning.

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Impressment in a sentence

Related words

Impressment | Impressed | Impress | Impressing | Impresses

Impressment meaning

The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.

Synonyms of Impressment

impress seizure

Related words

Other words often associated with Impressment or its synonyms:

getting ingrain nobble attack strike write appropriation imprint capture acquiring kidnap raptus

Using Impressment

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
  • Useful related words include: impress, seizure.
  • In the example corpus, impressment often appears in combinations such as: the impressment, impressment of.

Context around Impressment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pitiless 1× end 1×

Often after:

gangs 1× officers 1×

Sentence patterns with Impressment

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

and the impressment of american 2× by pitiless impressment gangs 1× efforts at impressment including american 1× seamen from impressment 1× that many impressment officers of 1× to end impressment and was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

britain ended the 1× in britain king 1× once napoleon was 1× the best source 1× the monroe pinkney 1× these soldiers the 1×

Common sentence endings:

attention to them 1× including american sailors 1× of american sailors 1× of the war 1× pitiless impressment gangs 1× seamen from impressment 1×

Words around Impressment

Just before it in the word index:

impressiveness 4 impressively 197 impressive 4.573 impressions 360 impressionists 32 impressionistic 20

Just after it in the word index:

imprest 4 impreza 19 imprimatur 33 imprimaturs 2 imprimitive 2 imprint 216

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Impressment

  • In this selection, "impressment" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pitiless, end, gangs and officers stand out and add context to how "impressment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the impressment of american and by pitiless impressment gangs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impressment" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impressment

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

In Britain, King George III ordered redoubling efforts at impressment, including American sailors. (13 words)

Britain ended the trade restrictions and the impressment of American sailors, thus removing two more causes of the war. (19 words)

Once Napoleon was defeated in 1814, France and Britain became allies and Britain ended the trade restrictions and the impressment of American sailors. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

These soldiers, the backbone—and cannon fodd— for Frederick’s wars of conquest, were often farmhands, wandering youths, school dropouts, and homeless people dragged off the streets or farms by pitiless impressment gangs. (33 words)

Many of the protection certificates were so general, and it was so easy to abuse the system, that many impressment officers of the Royal Navy paid no attention to them. (30 words)

The Monroe–Pinkney Treaty was finalized but lacked any provisions to end impressment and was rejected by Jefferson who refused to submit it to the Senate for ratification. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

These soldiers, the backbone—and cannon fodd— for Frederick’s wars of conquest, were often farmhands, wandering youths, school dropouts, and homeless people dragged off the streets or farms by pitiless impressment gangs.

Britain ended the trade restrictions and the impressment of American sailors, thus removing two more causes of the war.

In Britain, King George III ordered redoubling efforts at impressment, including American sailors.

Many of the protection certificates were so general, and it was so easy to abuse the system, that many impressment officers of the Royal Navy paid no attention to them.

Once Napoleon was defeated in 1814, France and Britain became allies and Britain ended the trade restrictions and the impressment of American sailors.

The best source for early American tattoos is the protection papers issued following a 1796 congressional act to safeguard American seamen from impressment.

The Monroe–Pinkney Treaty was finalized but lacked any provisions to end impressment and was rejected by Jefferson who refused to submit it to the Senate for ratification.

Common combinations with impressment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impressment" in a sentence?
An example: "These soldiers, the backbone—and cannon fodd— for Frederick’s wars of conquest, were often farmhands, wandering youths, school dropouts, and homeless people dragged off the streets or farms by pitiless impressment gangs." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "impressment" from authentic English texts.
What does "impressment" mean?
Impressment means: The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service.
What are synonyms of "impressment"?
Common synonyms of "impressment" include: impress, seizure.
How many example sentences with "impressment" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "impressment", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.