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Inordinate is an English word with synonyms like excessive or undue. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Inordinate in a sentence

Inordinate | Inordinately

Inordinate meaning

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

Synonyms of Inordinate

Using Inordinate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
  • Useful related words include: excessive, undue, unreasonable, immoderate.
  • In the example corpus, inordinate often appears in combinations such as: an inordinate, inordinate amount, the inordinate.

Context around Inordinate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Inordinate

  • In this selection, "inordinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spent, significant, amount, delay and amounts stand out and add context to how "inordinate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also an inordinate delay in and bonds of inordinate self love. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "inordinate" sits close to words such as accosted, adair and addressable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with inordinate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We learn an inordinate amount about cotton. (7 words)

There is also an inordinate delay in giving the report. (10 words)

Is it just me or have we had an inordinate amount of rain and wind? (15 words)

My guess is there are a lot more of these kind of fans than the ones who spend an inordinate amount of time on Twitter or the internet complaining about the Sox, from the moment they wake up to the time they go to bed. (45 words)

When we choose to serve the Lord, as Paul writes to the Thessalonians in our second reading, it unlocks us from the bonds of inordinate self-love and puts us in touch with the sufferings of our brothers and sisters. (40 words)

It is criminal that California, which used to invest uncounted billions in ensuring sufficient water is available to its citizens and for agriculture, now spends an inordinate time fretting about climate change, about which it can do little. (38 words)

Is it just me or have we had an inordinate amount of rain and wind? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

In October, High Court judge Ruth Chinangwa also freed Chilumpha’s co-accused former politician and businessperson Yusuf Matumula due to the State’s inordinate delay in prosecuting his case, Criminal Cause Number 13 of 2006.

It is criminal that California, which used to invest uncounted billions in ensuring sufficient water is available to its citizens and for agriculture, now spends an inordinate time fretting about climate change, about which it can do little.

My guess is there are a lot more of these kind of fans than the ones who spend an inordinate amount of time on Twitter or the internet complaining about the Sox, from the moment they wake up to the time they go to bed.

The design is disastrous, with two exits/entrances back to back, and those ramps carry an inordinate amount of semis.

There is also an inordinate delay in giving the report.

We learn an inordinate amount about cotton.

When we choose to serve the Lord, as Paul writes to the Thessalonians in our second reading, it unlocks us from the bonds of inordinate self-love and puts us in touch with the sufferings of our brothers and sisters.

For instance, an inordinate amount of time and music are given to Myrtle and George, who are turned into a much sadder Adelaide and Nathan Detroit.

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Further, China’s military has spent an inordinate amount of time creating increasingly complex tracking and detection capabilities—not just in their near-abroad, but globally.

Heathrow Airport and the police had to go to “inordinate lengths to prepare for the worst”, Mr Curtis said.

In Kobayashi’s case, Hamilton pushed back at the suggestion from relatives that the case wasn’t a priority, saying that the department spent “inordinate amount of resources” out of concern she was in danger.

Money has been expended and party’s structures distabilsed just because of someone’s selfish and inordinate ambition.

Mr. Poojary, who visited the bridge construction site on October 23 following continued backlash from the public over the inordinate delay in its completion had admitted there was enormous delay in completing the project that commenced in 2018.

Rotten Tomatoes might just be a review aggregator, but its influence is significant — inordinate, you might say.

Seats in observation stands are not to be reserved, and personal chairs are not to be unattended for any inordinate length of time.

Advocate Abdul W Khan, appearing for Gupta, opposed the plea and said an inordinate delay of 717 days cannot be satisfactory explanation to condone it.

Doyle stated that the store manager “was wronged” by his employer and failings in the disciplinary process “caused him inordinate reputational damage”.

However, the cut-throat nature of our examination system celebrates the success of a few and creates unhealthy competition and inordinate amounts of stress in children who are physiologically, psychologically and emotionally not ready to handle it.

Inordinate amounts of rainfall caused by climate change stand as a reason why Kenya is now suffering an enormous locust infestation, Mr Kenyatta said.

Is it just me or have we had an inordinate amount of rain and wind?

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Common combinations with inordinate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "inordinate" in a sentence?
An example: "In October, High Court judge Ruth Chinangwa also freed Chilumpha’s co-accused former politician and businessperson Yusuf Matumula due to the State’s inordinate delay in prosecuting his case, Criminal Cause Number 13 of 2006." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "inordinate" from authentic English texts.
What does "inordinate" mean?
Inordinate means: Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
What are synonyms of "inordinate"?
Common synonyms of "inordinate" include: excessive, undue, unreasonable, immoderate.
How many example sentences with "inordinate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "inordinate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.