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Lording in a sentence

Related words

Lording | Lord | Lords | Lordly | Lorded | Lordes

Lording meaning

  1. A lord.
  2. A lordling; a little lord.

Using Lording

  • The main meaning on this page is: A lord. | A lordling; a little lord.
  • In the example corpus, lording often appears in combinations such as: lording it.

Context around Lording

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

explains 1× now 1× war 1× bureaucrats 1×

Often after:

power 1×

Sentence patterns with Lording

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

are now lording it over 1× he explains lording power over 1× he is lording it over 1× just war lording his way 1× petty bureaucrats lording it over 1× think of lording over this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adoke said it 1× but before winston 1× he wasn t 1× mourid barghouti a 1× okay so he 1×

Common sentence endings:

by mel gibson 1× for being married 1× in a snap 1× law and order 1× over ordinary citizens 1× t support him 1×

Words around Lording

Just before it in the word index:

lordes 2 lorded 3 lorde 55 lordan 3 lord 4.575 lorch 8

Just after it in the word index:

lordjiro 3 lordless 1 lordly 11 lordofthepings 2 lordon 3 lords 800

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Lording

  • In this selection, "lording" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, explains, now, war and power stand out and add context to how "lording" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are now lording it over and he explains lording power over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lording" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lording

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

Okay, so he is lording it over Soufan, boasting about how awesome he is for being married. (17 words)

And that’s what his presidency has been about, he explains: lording power over everyone who didn’t support him. (20 words)

Adoke said it was “shameful that vultures have taken over the system and are now lording it over the constitution” in a democracy that thrives on law and order. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Mourid Barghouti, a Palestinian poet who, like thousands of his brethren, returned from exile in the early days of Oslo, was shocked to find former PLO liberation fighters reduced to the status of petty bureaucrats lording it over ordinary citizens. (40 words)

But before Winston might even think of lording over this lodging for elite assassins, he has some very deadly business to tend to, involving the Continental’s current boss (played by Mel Gibson). (33 words)

Adoke said it was “shameful that vultures have taken over the system and are now lording it over the constitution” in a democracy that thrives on law and order. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

But before Winston might even think of lording over this lodging for elite assassins, he has some very deadly business to tend to, involving the Continental’s current boss (played by Mel Gibson).

And that’s what his presidency has been about, he explains: lording power over everyone who didn’t support him.

Adoke said it was “shameful that vultures have taken over the system and are now lording it over the constitution” in a democracy that thrives on law and order.

He wasn’t content just war-lording his way from planet to planet, he’s got to be able to snuff half of all life out in a snap.

Mourid Barghouti, a Palestinian poet who, like thousands of his brethren, returned from exile in the early days of Oslo, was shocked to find former PLO liberation fighters reduced to the status of petty bureaucrats lording it over ordinary citizens.

Okay, so he is lording it over Soufan, boasting about how awesome he is for being married.

Common combinations with lording

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • lording it 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lording" in a sentence?
An example: "But before Winston might even think of lording over this lodging for elite assassins, he has some very deadly business to tend to, involving the Continental’s current boss (played by Mel Gibson)." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "lording" from authentic English texts.
What does "lording" mean?
Lording means: A lord.
How many example sentences with "lording" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "lording", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.