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Explore Micromanagement through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Micromanagement meaning

  1. The direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  2. The management of short-term or small-scale aspects of a strategy game.

Using Micromanagement

  • The main meaning on this page is: The direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation. | The management of short-term or small-scale aspects of a strategy game.
  • In the example corpus, micromanagement often appears in combinations such as: micromanagement of, and micromanagement.

Context around Micromanagement

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

towards 1× required 1×

Often after:

sfn 1×

Sentence patterns with Micromanagement

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

degree of micromanagement by members 1× interference and micromanagement of politicians 1× setup and micromanagement during boss 1× tendency towards micromanagement was nowhere 1× that his micromanagement of the 1× that required micromanagement sfn augmentations 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

domitian s tendency 1× he attributes the 1× historians emphasize that 1× requires significant setup 1× the team designed 1× what was worrying 1×

Common sentence endings:

during boss fights 1× his financial policy 1× his misguided strategy 1× micromanagement by members 1× system he said 1× the player character 1×

Words around Micromanagement

Just before it in the word index:

micromanaged 8 micromanage 16 microman 4 micromachining 6 microm 2 microloans 8

Just after it in the word index:

micromanaging 20 micromanufacturer 2 micromate 2 micromax 14 micrometeorite 4 micrometeorites 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Micromanagement

  • In this selection, "micromanagement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, towards, required and sfn stand out and add context to how "micromanagement" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include degree of micromanagement by members and interference and micromanagement of politicians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "micromanagement" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with micromanagement

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

Requires significant setup and micromanagement during boss fights. (8 words)

Domitian's tendency towards micromanagement was nowhere more evident than in his financial policy. (14 words)

Historians emphasize that his micromanagement of the armies hindered his generals, as did his misguided strategy. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

He attributes the fact that recently appointed Police Chief Todd Chamberlain is the seventh person to head Aurora’s beleaguered police department in five years speaks to “a certain degree of micromanagement” by members. (34 words)

The team designed a skill system that featured "special powers" derived from nanotechnological augmentation, and avoided the inclusion of die rolling and skills that required micromanagement.sfn Augmentations were unique to the player character. (34 words)

What was worrying to me was the interference and micromanagement of politicians in the system,” he said. (17 words)

Example sentences (6)

Requires significant setup and micromanagement during boss fights.

What was worrying to me was the interference and micromanagement of politicians in the system,” he said.

He attributes the fact that recently appointed Police Chief Todd Chamberlain is the seventh person to head Aurora’s beleaguered police department in five years speaks to “a certain degree of micromanagement” by members.

Domitian's tendency towards micromanagement was nowhere more evident than in his financial policy.

Historians emphasize that his micromanagement of the armies hindered his generals, as did his misguided strategy.

The team designed a skill system that featured "special powers" derived from nanotechnological augmentation, and avoided the inclusion of die rolling and skills that required micromanagement.sfn Augmentations were unique to the player character.

Common combinations with micromanagement

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "micromanagement" in a sentence?
An example: "Requires significant setup and micromanagement during boss fights." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "micromanagement" from authentic English texts.
What does "micromanagement" mean?
Micromanagement means: The direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
How many example sentences with "micromanagement" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "micromanagement", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.