Explore Negatives through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Negatives meaning
plural of negative
Using Negatives
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of negative
- In the example corpus, negatives often appears in combinations such as: the negatives, false negatives, and negatives.
Context around Negatives
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Negatives
- In this selection, "negatives" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, double, few, worth and mentioned stand out and add context to how "negatives" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include outweigh the negatives and a few negatives worth mentioning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "negatives" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with negatives
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, there are some negatives. (5 words)
Like everything else, it has positives and negatives. (8 words)
If there were negatives then there certainly were positives. (9 words)
Instead, pay attention to the questions asked about your product and services, making them your priority keywords and also employing the same factors as you would with Google (i.e., quality, relevance, intent, local signals, ad extensions, negatives). (38 words)
As far as negatives, it is a little bulkier than the standard iPhone charger, and it requires nitromethane fuel, which you might not have on-hand but is available online and at most hobby stores. (35 words)
During the first Kwanzaa in 1966, advocates of Us argued the pros and cons of gift-giving around the questions of whether it would duplicate the negatives of Christmas gift-giving. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
People often say that two negatives in one sentence should cancel each other out, creating a positive, and that double negatives are therefore incorrect and illogical.
A few negatives worth mentioning about the K65 Pro Mini RGB include the fact that it's a rather loud keyboard, despite the sound-dampening foam in its frame.
As far as negatives, it is a little bulkier than the standard iPhone charger, and it requires nitromethane fuel, which you might not have on-hand but is available online and at most hobby stores.
But because temperatures don’t often go into the negatives at sea level in the Pacific Northwest, homes don’t need backup heat.
But Conservatives urged the Chancellor to stop focusing on the negatives and instead set out a positive vision for Britain.
But, Howe notes, this produces “tons of false positives and tons of false negatives,” and “makes it basically impossible to have a scientific discussion about reproduction.
Despite these challenges, the benefits of crowdfunding—access to capital, market validation, brand awareness, and a built-in customer base—often outweigh the negatives.
Despite those negatives mentioned above, people in Houston are still more satisfied with the cleanliness of their city than the residents of 33 other big cities.
During the first Kwanzaa in 1966, advocates of Us argued the pros and cons of gift-giving around the questions of whether it would duplicate the negatives of Christmas gift-giving.
Experts believe that improvements to testing – including better scans and safer biopsies – mean the benefits may now finally outweigh the negatives, with a decision expected by the end of the year.
However, the police went on to find 310 items including dresses, paintings, photograph negatives of the now King Charles III in the bath and private letters belonging to Princess Diana.
However, there are some negatives.
If there were negatives then there certainly were positives.
In any case, valuation differentials are small, and not significant negatives or positives either way.
Instead, pay attention to the questions asked about your product and services, making them your priority keywords and also employing the same factors as you would with Google (i.e., quality, relevance, intent, local signals, ad extensions, negatives).
Like everything else, it has positives and negatives.
Many parts of the northern U.S. are bracing for single-digit temperatures and wind chills expected to dip into the negatives.
Mold manager Mike Cunningham said: “The positives, over the course of the season, certainly outweigh the negatives.
Overall, I am often a concerned about the negatives, but generally the positives above are the main factors, not cherry picking.
Regardless, he tends to have more positives than negatives.
Common combinations with negatives
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the negatives 57×
- false negatives 16×
- and negatives 16×
- negatives of 13×
- negatives and 11×
- negatives in 6×
- negatives are 6×
- negatives to 6×
- two negatives 5×
- than negatives 5×