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How do you use Pencilling in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Pencilling in a sentence

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Pencilling | Pencilled | Penciller

Pencilling meaning

present participle and gerund of pencil

Using Pencilling

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

Context around Pencilling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

worth 1×

Often after:

chores 1×

Sentence patterns with Pencilling

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

analysts are pencilling in respectable 1× and is pencilling in growth 1× are also pencilling in an 1× economists were pencilling in 1× it was pencilling in as 1× took over pencilling chores on 1× well worth pencilling in for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the group 1× following a good 1× instead the group 1× nab economists are 1× their adventures briefly 1×

Common sentence endings:

for barclays unit 1× for next august 1× of 30 000 1× on the strip 1× recently as january 1× the housing market 1×

Words around Pencilling

Just before it in the word index:

penciller 2 pencilled 35 pencille 6 penciling 7 penciler 3 penciled 42

Just after it in the word index:

pencils 151 penco 2 pencoed 5 pencoedtre 2 pencom 24 penczek 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Pencilling

  • In this selection, "pencilling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, worth and chores stand out and add context to how "pencilling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include analysts are pencilling in respectable and and is pencilling in growth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pencilling" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pencilling

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

It’s well worth pencilling in for next August. (9 words)

NAB economists are also pencilling in an unemployment result of 3.5 per cent and an employment gain of 30,000. (21 words)

Following a good second quarter for US investment banks including JP Morgan, analysts are pencilling in respectable results for Barclays’ unit. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The £13.7 billion borrowing total for August was more than the £11.2 billion forecast by Britain’s official forecaster, the OBR, and more than the £13 billion most economists were pencilling in. (34 words)

Instead the group anticipates 0.2 per cent growth in GDP - far from impressive but a huge improvement on the 0.7 per cent fall it was pencilling in as recently as January. (33 words)

But the group has upgraded its economic forecast for the UK and is pencilling in growth of 0.4%, rising to 1.3% next year, with a rosier picture for the housing market. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

Instead the group anticipates 0.2 per cent growth in GDP - far from impressive but a huge improvement on the 0.7 per cent fall it was pencilling in as recently as January.

NAB economists are also pencilling in an unemployment result of 3.5 per cent and an employment gain of 30,000.

But the group has upgraded its economic forecast for the UK and is pencilling in growth of 0.4%, rising to 1.3% next year, with a rosier picture for the housing market.

The £13.7 billion borrowing total for August was more than the £11.2 billion forecast by Britain’s official forecaster, the OBR, and more than the £13 billion most economists were pencilling in.

Following a good second quarter for US investment banks including JP Morgan, analysts are pencilling in respectable results for Barclays’ unit.

It’s well worth pencilling in for next August.

Their adventures briefly moved back into Spider-Man Comic before stopping shortly after John Byrne took over pencilling chores on the strip.

Common combinations with pencilling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • pencilling in 6×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pencilling" in a sentence?
An example: "Instead the group anticipates 0.2 per cent growth in GDP - far from impressive but a huge improvement on the 0.7 per cent fall it was pencilling in as recently as January." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "pencilling" from authentic English texts.
What does "pencilling" mean?
Pencilling means: present participle and gerund of pencil
How many example sentences with "pencilling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "pencilling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.