How do you use Motioned in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Motioned meaning
simple past and past participle of motion
Using Motioned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of motion
- In the example corpus, motioned often appears in combinations such as: motioned to, motioned for, and motioned.
Context around Motioned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Motioned
- In this selection, "motioned" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, immediately, emphatically, seemingly, ozzy and toward stand out and add context to how "motioned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a martin motioned to terminate and alderman aiken motioned to draft. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "motioned" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with motioned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On Monday, councilor A Martin motioned to terminate Hffective immediately. (10 words)
Alfred, to his credit, motioned to me that we should leave. (11 words)
He kinda looked at it a couple of times and motioned Ozzy over. (13 words)
Antetokounmpo was on the floor late in the first quarter when the two-time MVP passed the ball and immediately motioned to the bench as the Bucks called a timeout to enable him to head to the locker room. (39 words)
Embiid mentioned his son and motioned for him before his mom let Arthur run toward his 7-foot-tall dad before the 76ers loss to Boston in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series. (35 words)
And early on, a blocked field goal arrived versus the Miami Dolphins as Schooler motioned in with a running start pre-snap and timed his leap around the right side of the protection. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Antetokounmpo was on the floor late in the first quarter when the two-time MVP passed the ball and immediately motioned to the bench as the Bucks called a timeout to enable him to head to the locker room.
As she emphatically motioned to the Sky’s practice court at Sachs Recreation Center, it was clear that the doubt serves as a kind of starter fluid for her.
A video shared online showed the pair conversing with King Charles III before the latter seemingly motioned at his wife.
Embiid mentioned his son and motioned for him before his mom let Arthur run toward his 7-foot-tall dad before the 76ers loss to Boston in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series.
He kinda looked at it a couple of times and motioned Ozzy over.
He motioned that he wanted the ball after his first strikeout of the season and returned to the dugout to loud cheers.
Hershey motioned to continue the discussion for a special agenda point on April 6, and Willman seconded.
On Monday, councilor A Martin motioned to terminate Hffective immediately.
Players immediately motioned for medical support, and everyone held their breath for a tense period as they awaited more news.
While stopped, Officer Tulloch motioned for a man on a bike to cross in front of his car.
After umpire Gerry Davis motioned for Beltré to get closer to the on-deck circle, the player instead dragged the large plastic mat marking that spot closer to him.
All four wrestlers looked concerned, but then Rush motioned to Andretti and they kicked the Martin brothers.
And early on, a blocked field goal arrived versus the Miami Dolphins as Schooler motioned in with a running start pre-snap and timed his leap around the right side of the protection.
I motioned to the first guy to be careful - this new bloke could be an executioner - and recoiled from him, resisting being moved towards the scooter rider.
Sanborn also motioned to approve the contract at South Rowan High School with LaFave Construction Company.
Alderman Aiken motioned to draft a resolution to support the mill levy for the Gilpin Sheriff’s office.
Alfred, to his credit, motioned to me that we should leave.
She extended both arms out to her side — one rested against the back of the bike and the other motioned toward the modified handlebars.
The man told Buriak he was alright, and motioned to his friend who was being helped by the man with the surfboard.
The officer motioned for her to come speak with him, which she did.
Common combinations with motioned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- motioned to 18×
- motioned for 10×
- and motioned 6×
- he motioned 5×
- motioned that 3×
- immediately motioned 2×
- motioned in 2×
- motioned toward 2×
- were motioned 2×