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Necklacing is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Necklacing in a sentence

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Necklacing | Necklaces | Necklaced

Necklacing meaning

present participle and gerund of necklace

Using Necklacing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of necklace

Context around Necklacing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

method 1× putting 1×

Sentence patterns with Necklacing

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

endorsed the necklacing method of 1× practice of necklacing putting burning 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

instead she endorsed 1× she was heard 1×

Common sentence endings:

and set alight 1× the late 1980s 1×

Words around Necklacing

Just before it in the word index:

necklaces 129 necklaced 2 necklace 423 necking 8 neckermann 2 neckerchiefs 4

Just after it in the word index:

neckles 2 neckline 181 necklines 19 neckoway 2 neckpiece 10 neckpipe 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafia 4

Corpus analysis for Necklacing

  • In this selection, "necklacing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, method and putting stand out and add context to how "necklacing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include endorsed the necklacing method of and practice of necklacing putting burning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "necklacing" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with necklacing

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

Instead, she endorsed the “necklacing” method of killing suspected informers and police with fuel-doused tires put around the neck and set alight. (23 words)

She was heard backing the practice of “necklacing” – putting burning tyres around suspected informants’ necks – and was accused of conducting a virtual reign of terror in parts of Soweto by other members of the ANC in the late 1980s. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

She was heard backing the practice of “necklacing” – putting burning tyres around suspected informants’ necks – and was accused of conducting a virtual reign of terror in parts of Soweto by other members of the ANC in the late 1980s. (39 words)

Instead, she endorsed the “necklacing” method of killing suspected informers and police with fuel-doused tires put around the neck and set alight. (23 words)

Example sentences (2)

Instead, she endorsed the “necklacing” method of killing suspected informers and police with fuel-doused tires put around the neck and set alight.

She was heard backing the practice of “necklacing” – putting burning tyres around suspected informants’ necks – and was accused of conducting a virtual reign of terror in parts of Soweto by other members of the ANC in the late 1980s.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "necklacing" in a sentence?
An example: "Instead, she endorsed the “necklacing” method of killing suspected informers and police with fuel-doused tires put around the neck and set alight." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "necklacing" from authentic English texts.
What does "necklacing" mean?
Necklacing means: present participle and gerund of necklace
How many example sentences with "necklacing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "necklacing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.