Explore Nixing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Nixing meaning
present participle and gerund of nix
Using Nixing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of nix
- In the example corpus, nixing often appears in combinations such as: nixing the, nixing of, of nixing.
Context around Nixing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nixing
- In this selection, "nixing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, officially, article, decision, meetings, dry and political stand out and add context to how "nixing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agenda by nixing meetings with and court decision nixing a woman. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nixing" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nixing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jenny said nixing the bra is the next big thing in style. (12 words)
This rich cream does a bang up job of nixing dry skin. (12 words)
The two have started a Facebook page on the issue called CT Towns Nixing the “Nip”. (16 words)
Democratic governors in 20 states this year launched a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy. (35 words)
During the public hearing portion, some residents saw May 2 as an opportunity to tell the new village board to start over from scratch, nixing the development and severing ties with The Drake Group. (34 words)
Sun is also alleged to have used her influence to further China's geopolitical agenda by nixing meetings with Taiwanese officials and steering messaging away from criticism of Beijing's persecution of Uyghur Muslims. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A new blood-donation policy came into effect across Canada on Monday, officially nixing the lifelong ban that prevented men who have had sex with men from giving blood.
An indefinite moratorium on new mining activities passed a second vote in the chamber, but not before the article nixing the government’s contract with First Quantum subsidiary Minera Panama was stripped out.
Democratic governors in 20 states this year launched a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
During the public hearing portion, some residents saw May 2 as an opportunity to tell the new village board to start over from scratch, nixing the development and severing ties with The Drake Group.
Jenny said nixing the bra is the next big thing in style.
The two have started a Facebook page on the issue called CT Towns Nixing the “Nip”.
He and his crew have wipe out anything the Biden administration did aimed at dealing with climate change and fossil fuels while nixing any steps taken to support the creation of clean energy.
It’s not at all clear that Trump shares Ramaswamy’s view of nixing all of these agencies.
Shama Hyder, CEO of marketing company Zen Media, says nixing the term “anti-aging” is a lofty goal, but it’s not realistic.
Sun is also alleged to have used her influence to further China's geopolitical agenda by nixing meetings with Taiwanese officials and steering messaging away from criticism of Beijing's persecution of Uyghur Muslims.
This rich cream does a bang up job of nixing dry skin.
Despite extensive preservation efforts, deteriorating salt conditions have led to the nixing of their land-speed record attempts more than once in recent years.
Nixing political ads, campaigning, or political reporting in the time period right before elections happens elsewhere around the globe, including in the UK, Israel, and Spain.
On Wednesday, Ronald Blum of The Associated Press reported that MLB is considering nixing the draft and putting off its international signing period.
Still, she considers herself to be more fortunate than some others after she was able to win compensation from the company, with the assistance of lawyers, for nixing her place at such short notice.
Those typically come in packets with information about each criminal’s case and possible reasons for nixing or lessening one’s sentence.
Mandelblit said Netanyahu offered his support for possible measures including closing Israel Hayom, helping to shrink the newspaper’s circulation numbers, and nixing the free daily’s weekend edition.
On the day of his first visit, Trump announced steel tariffs, and on the second go-around, the president ended up nixing a deal that Liu had struck with Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.
Williams proposed nixing this fee, but working a fee into the cost of the three tote options.
Amazon announced last week it had narrowed its options to 20 metro areas, nixing offers to come to Brunswick or Scarborough.
Common combinations with nixing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nixing the 8×
- nixing of 3×
- of nixing 2×
- by nixing 2×
- for nixing 2×
- nixing this 2×