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Mothballing | Mothballed | Mothballs | Mothball

Mothballing meaning

present participle and gerund of mothball

Using Mothballing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mothball
  • In the example corpus, mothballing often appears in combinations such as: mothballing nuclear.

Context around Mothballing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

proposed 1× potential 1× parliament 1× gas 1× emissions 1×

Often after:

nuclear 2× process 1×

Sentence patterns with Mothballing

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

carbon emissions mothballing nuclear power 1× case the mothballing process has 1× face potential mothballing 1× feel that mothballing is appropriate 1× he is mothballing his failed 1× more gas mothballing nuclear power 1× prorogued parliament mothballing it for 1× the proposed mothballing of llancaiach 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the reason why 2× a crowd of 1× far from this 1× meanwhile de blasio 1× mr stone said 1× mrs macauslan said 1×

Common sentence endings:

after spending 773million 1× because of fukushima 1× been used incorrectly 1× face potential mothballing 1× it automatically falls 1× mothballing is appropriate 1×

Words around Mothballing

Just before it in the word index:

mothballed 33 mothball 7 mothapo 7 motha 14 moth 135 motew 2

Just after it in the word index:

mothballs 12 mothe 4 mothepu 2 mother 18.243 motherboard 187 motherboards 102

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Mothballing

  • In this selection, "mothballing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, proposed, potential, parliament, nuclear and process stand out and add context to how "mothballing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include carbon emissions mothballing nuclear power and case the mothballing process has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mothballing" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mothballing

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

Mr Stone said: "In this case, the mothballing process has been used incorrectly. (13 words)

The reason why Germany has been using more gas (mothballing nuclear power plants. (13 words)

The reason why Japan is falling backwards on carbon emissions: mothballing nuclear power plants because of Fukushima. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Far from this, the US$2.3 billion nuclear plant suffered from cost over-runs and engineering and structural issues which eventually led to its mothballing—without generating a single watt of electricity. (33 words)

Time is so short because Mr. Johnson last Wednesday “prorogued” parliament, mothballing it for five weeks from next week: If the bill fails to become law by that point, it automatically falls. (32 words)

A crowd of protesters gathered outside the council’s headquarters, in Tredomen, this afternoon (Tuesday September 24) ahead of a council meeting on the proposed mothballing of Llancaiach Fawr. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

Mrs MacAuslan said: "There are further children in Berriedale and Dunbeath who will be eligible the following academic year so we do not feel that mothballing is appropriate.

Mr Stone said: "In this case, the mothballing process has been used incorrectly.

A crowd of protesters gathered outside the council’s headquarters, in Tredomen, this afternoon (Tuesday September 24) ahead of a council meeting on the proposed mothballing of Llancaiach Fawr.

The theatre, which is one year away from celebrating 100-years in Blackwood, was named as one of two cultural venues in the borough to face potential mothballing.

Meanwhile de Blasio announced earlier this week that he is mothballing his failed Renewal school program after spending $773million.

Time is so short because Mr. Johnson last Wednesday “prorogued” parliament, mothballing it for five weeks from next week: If the bill fails to become law by that point, it automatically falls.

The reason why Germany has been using more gas (mothballing nuclear power plants.

The reason why Japan is falling backwards on carbon emissions: mothballing nuclear power plants because of Fukushima.

Far from this, the US$2.3 billion nuclear plant suffered from cost over-runs and engineering and structural issues which eventually led to its mothballing—without generating a single watt of electricity.

Common combinations with mothballing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mothballing" in a sentence?
An example: "Mrs MacAuslan said: "There are further children in Berriedale and Dunbeath who will be eligible the following academic year so we do not feel that mothballing is appropriate." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "mothballing" from authentic English texts.
What does "mothballing" mean?
Mothballing means: present participle and gerund of mothball
How many example sentences with "mothballing" are there?
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