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How do you use Nimby in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dissenter or dissident, plus the exact meaning.

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Nimby in a sentence

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Nimby meaning

Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).

Synonyms of Nimby

dissenter dissident protester objector contestant

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Other words often associated with Nimby or its synonyms:

somebody person someone mortal individual soul heretical reformist negative unorthodox reformer dissenting

Using Nimby

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).
  • Useful related words include: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector.
  • In the example corpus, nimby often appears in combinations such as: nimby not, the nimby, on nimby.

Context around Nimby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 4 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

avoid 1× complained 1× typical 1× cause 1× damned 1× racist 1× bed 1×

Often after:

attitude 1× backlash 1× interests 1× gripe 1× conniptions 1× grounds 1× planners 1× handled 1× thing 1× sat 1×

Sentence patterns with Nimby

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

that the nimby not in 2× abbreviated to nimby attitude has 1× has complained nimby interests at 1× is not nimby we ask 1× it a nimby thing 1× nimby handled those 1× nimby planners in 1× nimby syndrome refers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and wear its 1× california is so 1× even outside of 1× in some counties 1× in the past 1× it is painfully 1×

Common sentence endings:

a nimby thing 1× across the island 1× attitude has arise 1× cause nimby conniptions 1× even necessary developments 1× fighting new development 1×

Words around Nimby

Just before it in the word index:

nimbus 20 nimbra 2 nimbostratus 11 nimbolide 2 nimbo 2 nimbly 18

Just after it in the word index:

nimbyism 14 nimbys 10 nimc 40 nimeiri 2 nimeiry 4 nimer 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaj 27 aal 27 aalto 27 abn 27 abo 27 absalom 27

Corpus analysis for Nimby

  • In this selection, "nimby" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, avoid, complained, typical, attitude, backlash and interests stand out and add context to how "nimby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include that the nimby not in and abbreviated to nimby attitude has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nimby" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nimby

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

Or, is it a NIMBY thing? (6 words)

And wear its own local NIMBY backlash! (7 words)

NIMBY planners in California are opposed to both. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

The captain went on that the club had stood for decades without a problem from the locals, but recently a 'not in my backyard', commonly abbreviated to NIMBY, attitude has arise. (31 words)

The title is an abbreviation of “Yes In My Backyard,” a play on NIMBY, an abbreviation of “Not In My Backyard,” an epithet frequently tossed at homeowners fighting new development. (30 words)

This despite promising to build new government-owned public housing for the first time in seven decades, among other progressive land use ideas typically known to cause NIMBY conniptions. (29 words)

Question examples

Or, is it a NIMBY thing? (6 words)

Exclamation examples

And wear its own local NIMBY backlash! (7 words)

Example sentences (20)

The captain went on that the club had stood for decades without a problem from the locals, but recently a 'not in my backyard', commonly abbreviated to NIMBY, attitude has arise.

The main challenge is being close enough to residences to source workers while being far enough away to avoid NIMBY.

And wear its own local NIMBY backlash!

In the past, she said her group and her rallying against the Duchy’s plans were brushed off as ‘NIMBY’ (not in my back yard).

All of this tells me is that the NIMBY (not in my back yard) syndrome is now in full steam.

In some counties, the largest impediments have been delays in preparing leased rooms for occupancy, not, as the governor has complained, NIMBY interests at the local level.

The Riverwards L+I Coalition isn't your typical NIMBY gripe-fest.

This despite promising to build new government-owned public housing for the first time in seven decades, among other progressive land use ideas typically known to cause NIMBY conniptions.

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California is so damned NIMBY'd up that they refuse to build shelters and act surprised when homeless people sleep outside.

Even outside of Okinawa, individual communities often resist standing up new bases or receiving a larger number of American troops on NIMBY grounds.

NIMBY planners in California are opposed to both.

It is painfully apparent that the NIMBY ( not in my back yard ) syndrome is in full effect.

Nimby handled those last six months with more grace and good humor than most humans I know.

Or, is it a NIMBY thing?

The title is an abbreviation of “Yes In My Backyard,” a play on NIMBY, an abbreviation of “Not In My Backyard,” an epithet frequently tossed at homeowners fighting new development.

This exchange illustrates the racist, NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) mentality that will resist any fair distribution of density and affordable housing throughout the city.

This is not NIMBY; we ask the tower be moved just a half mile, not across the island.

When I went back to bed, Nimby sat on my chest for the rest of the night.

When Nimby was 7, I felt a mass on his side behind his right shoulder.

NIMBY syndrome refers to public outcry caused by knee-jerk reaction to an unwillingness to be exposed to even necessary developments.

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Common combinations with nimby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nimby" in a sentence?
An example: "The captain went on that the club had stood for decades without a problem from the locals, but recently a 'not in my backyard', commonly abbreviated to NIMBY, attitude has arise." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nimby" from authentic English texts.
What does "nimby" mean?
Nimby means: Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).
What are synonyms of "nimby"?
Common synonyms of "nimby" include: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant.
How many example sentences with "nimby" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nimby", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.