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Overstriking in a sentence

Overstriking meaning

present participle and gerund of overstrike

Using Overstriking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of overstrike
  • In the example corpus, overstriking often appears in combinations such as: overstriking the.

Context around Overstriking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 1×

Sentence patterns with Overstriking

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

and then overstriking the previous 1× done using overstriking 1× rather than overstriking the whole 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the aforementioned underlining 1× this significantly reduced 1× with a single 1×

Common sentence endings:

done using overstriking 1× of the paper 1× the whole keyword 1×

Words around Overstriking

Just before it in the word index:

overstretching 4 overstretched 54 overstretch 7 overstressing 2 overstressed 4 overstress 3

Just after it in the word index:

overstruck 2 overstuffed 16 oversubscribed 37 oversubscription 11 oversupplied 7 oversupply 54

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Overstriking

  • In this selection, "overstriking" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using stand out and add context to how "overstriking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and then overstriking the previous and done using overstriking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overstriking" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overstriking

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

The aforementioned underlining of keywords could also be done using overstriking. (11 words)

This significantly reduced typing, due to only needing one character, rather than overstriking the whole keyword. (16 words)

With a single keystroke, the typewriter was capable of automatically backspacing and then overstriking the previous characters with minimal marring of the paper. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

With a single keystroke, the typewriter was capable of automatically backspacing and then overstriking the previous characters with minimal marring of the paper. (23 words)

This significantly reduced typing, due to only needing one character, rather than overstriking the whole keyword. (16 words)

The aforementioned underlining of keywords could also be done using overstriking. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

The aforementioned underlining of keywords could also be done using overstriking.

This significantly reduced typing, due to only needing one character, rather than overstriking the whole keyword.

With a single keystroke, the typewriter was capable of automatically backspacing and then overstriking the previous characters with minimal marring of the paper.

Common combinations with overstriking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overstriking" in a sentence?
An example: "The aforementioned underlining of keywords could also be done using overstriking." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "overstriking" from authentic English texts.
What does "overstriking" mean?
Overstriking means: present participle and gerund of overstrike
How many example sentences with "overstriking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "overstriking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.