Below you will find example sentences with "owns shares". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Owns Shares in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 4
  • Discovered as a combination around: owns
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 19.3 words

Words in this phrase

owns shares

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • owns can mean: third-person singular simple present indicative of own Frequent word
  • shares can mean: plural of share Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

for instance owns shares of american 1× group that owns shares in telecel 1× motley fool owns shares of and 1× pbw which owns shares in sunrun 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hodges capital s 1× magamba echimurenga housing 1× the invesco wilderhill 1× the motley fool 1×

Common sentence endings:

amazon and netflix 1× doubled this year 1× in telecel zimbabwe 1× its online sales 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

hodges 1× capital 1× marshall 1× instance 1× american 1× eagle 1× outfitters 1× substantially 1× increased 1× online 1× sales 1× invesco 1×

Related phrases

owned shares additional shares selling shares upgraded shares bought shares common shares purchased shares now owns shares traded acquired shares

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around owns:

now owns 13× currently owns 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

ownership options owned shares own unique own struggles own pocket own opinions

Just after it in the phrase index:

oxford economics oxford street oxford united oxford university oxygen atoms oxygen levels

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

owned shares additional shares selling shares upgraded shares bought shares common shares

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "owns shares" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 19.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as for instance owns shares of american, group that owns shares in telecel, hodges, capital and marshall stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with owned shares, additional shares, selling shares, now owns and currently owns, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with owns shares

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Amazon and Netflix. (11 words)

Hodges Capital's Marshall, for instance, owns shares of American Eagle Outfitters, which has substantially increased its online sales. (19 words)

The Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW), which owns shares in Sunrun, SunPower, Tesla and other renewable companies, has nearly doubled this year. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Magamba Echimurenga Housing Trust, claimed to own 24 percent shareholding in Empowerment Corporation (Private) Limited, the indigenous group that owns shares in Telecel Zimbabwe. (24 words)

The Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW), which owns shares in Sunrun, SunPower, Tesla and other renewable companies, has nearly doubled this year. (23 words)

Hodges Capital's Marshall, for instance, owns shares of American Eagle Outfitters, which has substantially increased its online sales. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

Hodges Capital's Marshall, for instance, owns shares of American Eagle Outfitters, which has substantially increased its online sales.

The Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW), which owns shares in Sunrun, SunPower, Tesla and other renewable companies, has nearly doubled this year.

Magamba Echimurenga Housing Trust, claimed to own 24 percent shareholding in Empowerment Corporation (Private) Limited, the indigenous group that owns shares in Telecel Zimbabwe.

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