Persons is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Persons meaning
plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people
Using Persons
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people
- In the example corpus, persons often appears in combinations such as: of persons, persons with, persons in.
Context around Persons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Persons
- In this selection, "persons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, natural, older, missing, either, actual and persona stand out and add context to how "persons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and seven persons were being, and unsheltered persons, displaced persons, missing persons and accused persons. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "persons" sits close to words such as easier, improved and frequently, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with persons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Moments require persons, for only persons can imbue them with enduring meaning. (12 words)
While three persons were discharged, 17 persons continue to be under treatment. (12 words)
Of these, six were legal entities, four were natural persons, and five were natural persons in controlling legal entities. (19 words)
They called on members of the public to support the crime-fighting efforts of the government and security agencies by sharing information on suspicious movements and gatherings by strange persons or groups of persons in any part or borders of the state. (42 words)
Juridical persons that are Non-Resident Persons with a nexus in the UAE after on or after 1 March 2024 must submit a Tax Registration application within three months from the date of establishing a nexus in the UAE. (39 words)
But he also reflected on what some persons have seen as an erosion of elements of the local culture and the infusion and acceptance of a new order that many older persons in the community have frowned upon. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Most often and familiarly, defendants are persons: either natural persons (actual human beings) or juridical persons (persona fiction) under the legal fiction of treating organizations as persons.
Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions said in 2022 that 5,973 individuals were classified as persons in emergency shelter, persons in transitional shelter and unsheltered persons.
The police said that 30 persons were arrested in the case, of which three persons were the organisers, three were the card shufflers and seven persons were being used for the security and others were the players.
The new technology can assist persons to view virtually, documents from the courtroom; to identify persons they are asked to identify in the courtroom; non-present persons can also verbally communicate.
Pronouns Telugu pronouns include personal pronouns (the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about).
A non-governmental organization, Sexual Offence Awareness and Response Initiative says it has trained no fewer than 257 persons as male gender advocates in various internally displaced persons camps (IDPs) in Benue.
But he also reflected on what some persons have seen as an erosion of elements of the local culture and the infusion and acceptance of a new order that many older persons in the community have frowned upon.
Displaced persons are coming in here on a daily basis and as Home for the Needy, we cannot reject persons that come here for shelter, so daily there is increase in popula-tion.
Government officials and families of long-term missing persons marked the start of Missing Persons Week in Saskatchewan at Wascana Place.
Happily, some missing persons do come home, but sadly, several of the persons from the list are still mysteriously gone, and if a few cases, were confirmed deceased.
If you have persons working with you, you need to train them and if you have persons coming to your farm you need to inform them.
Intergenerational solidarity: the theme of the International Day of Older Persons, ‘Fulfilling the Promises of Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations,’ highlights the crucial role of intergenerational solidarity.
Moments require persons, for only persons can imbue them with enduring meaning.
They called on members of the public to support the crime-fighting efforts of the government and security agencies by sharing information on suspicious movements and gatherings by strange persons or groups of persons in any part or borders of the state.
While three persons were discharged, 17 persons continue to be under treatment.
According to him, all people are equal, irrespective of ethnicity and religious differences, stressing that physically challenged persons possess potentialities of living as normal persons.
Budhi pointed out that sensitisation sessions will be held at the airports in Kingston and Montego Bay to educate persons about trafficking in persons.
Juridical persons that are Non-Resident Persons with a nexus in the UAE after on or after 1 March 2024 must submit a Tax Registration application within three months from the date of establishing a nexus in the UAE.
Nobody has ever touched another persons challenge before, sure there have been some people vocalizing / giving tips on puzzles which already feels dirty but actually getting hands on with another persons puzzle is crazy.
Of these, six were legal entities, four were natural persons, and five were natural persons in controlling legal entities.
Phrases with persons
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with persons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of persons 29×
- persons with 27×
- persons in 24×
- persons and 21×
- displaced persons 18×
- persons were 17×
- persons who 17×
- persons have 17×
- and persons 13×
- three persons 12×