How do you use Perishing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Perishing meaning
- Extremely cold.
- Extreme; used of environmental or bodily conditions.
Using Perishing
- The main meaning on this page is: Extremely cold. | Extreme; used of environmental or bodily conditions.
- In the example corpus, perishing often appears in combinations such as: perishing in, before perishing, of perishing.
Context around Perishing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perishing
- In this selection, "perishing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, demon, television, pompey, off, unsold and british stand out and add context to how "perishing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 14 700 perishing and 84 cattle perishing in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perishing" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perishing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The editor-in-chief is not afraid of television perishing. (10 words)
We also have reports of 84 cattle perishing in the rains. (11 words)
They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes. (12 words)
With more than 1,700 lives lost since the start of 2018, the rate at which people are perishing while trying to cross the Mediterranean – the world’s most perilous waterway – has risen sharply this year. (36 words)
Vince belted three fours and two sixes in a 35-ball knock, posting 61 for the first wicket with Smith and a further 53 for the second with Cox, before perishing in the 12th over. (35 words)
And it is not out of place that the Achebe composite class, an heir of the rump of a perishing British civilization never came to knowledge that they were merely a band of adopted heirs. (35 words)
Example sentences (18)
He provided valuable assistance against the Pillar Men, only perishing off-screen well after the arc had been completed.
On top of that, it only takes 10 seconds to prepare and lasts for 15 Days before perishing.
A male and female pink salmon spawn as their last act before perishing and feeding the forest in Campbell River, British Columbia.
As they leave, Margaret observes an unholy creature, a jackal-like demon perishing in the blaze — the Satanic demon that impregnated Margaret.
Vince belted three fours and two sixes in a 35-ball knock, posting 61 for the first wicket with Smith and a further 53 for the second with Cox, before perishing in the 12th over.
As Alan Titchmarsh said in his article, the bedding plants in danger of perishing unsold ‘with their brilliant flowers, raise our spirits as well as feeding butterflies and bees.
The editor-in-chief is not afraid of television perishing.
And it is not out of place that the Achebe composite class, an heir of the rump of a perishing British civilization never came to knowledge that they were merely a band of adopted heirs.
The irony of Pompey perishing in the play-offs having failed to score in both semi-final legs won’t be lost on many.
Both sides endured huge losses, with one million German and five million Soviet soldiers perishing in the conflict.
Captain Marvel kills Thanos in just one punch in a brand new Avengers: Infinity War left the universe in a dire state, with half of life perishing following the Mad Titan's deadly snap.
Churchill’s only response to a telegram from the government in Delhi about people perishing in the famine was to ask why Gandhi hadn’t died yet.
We also have reports of 84 cattle perishing in the rains.
With more than 1,700 lives lost since the start of 2018, the rate at which people are perishing while trying to cross the Mediterranean – the world’s most perilous waterway – has risen sharply this year.
Logistics were difficult, with 300 men turning back, and another 200 perishing due to the harsh conditions.
The children of Israel murmur against Moses and Aaron on account of the destruction of Korah's men and are stricken with the plague, with 14,700 perishing.
They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes.
When Ruijin became exposed to KMT attack, Party leaders faced the choice of either remaining and perishing or of abandoning the base area and attempting to break through the enemy encirclement.
Common combinations with perishing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- perishing in 7×
- before perishing 3×
- of perishing 2×
- are perishing 2×