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

Paying Tens in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 4
  • Discovered as a combination around: tens
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 3
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 34.8 words

Words in this phrase

paying tens

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • paying can mean: present participle and gerund of pay Frequent word
  • tens can mean: plural of ten Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 2 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:

are a paying tens of thousands 1× are now paying tens of thousands 1× conviction for paying tens of millions 1× people are paying tens of thousands 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fine for 1× and this shift 1× former fox executive 1× it s true 1×

Common sentence endings:

as their peers 1× dollars to attend 1× feels worth it 1× in new york 1×

Context words

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

dollars 4× thousands 3× students 2× fine 1× backing 1× parking 1× space 1× nearly 1× outrageous 1× hundreds 1× park 1× car 1×

Related phrases

paying off paying attention paying tribute paying taxes killed tens few tens

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tens:

killed tens 5× few tens 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

paying taxes paying off paying attention pay tribute pay rise pay dispute

Just after it in the phrase index:

paying tribute payment card payment options payment system payout ratio payroll taxes

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

paying off paying attention paying tribute paying taxes

Same ending:

killed tens few tens

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "paying tens" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 34.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as are a paying tens of thousands, are now paying tens of thousands, dollars, thousands and students stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with paying off, paying attention, paying tribute, killed tens and few tens, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with paying tens

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

Short example sentences

And this shift is especially difficult for out-of-state and international students, who are now paying tens of thousands more dollars to click on the same hyperlinks as their peers. (31 words)

It's true that some people are paying tens of thousands over asking price, but again, when a specific place is your "diamond in the rough," then it probably feels worth it. (32 words)

A fine for backing into a parking space is nearly as outrageous as paying hundreds of dollars to park your car on the campus that students are a paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Former Fox executive Hernan Lopez (second from right) leaves federal court after his conviction for paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches Thursday in New York. (40 words)

A fine for backing into a parking space is nearly as outrageous as paying hundreds of dollars to park your car on the campus that students are a paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend. (36 words)

It's true that some people are paying tens of thousands over asking price, but again, when a specific place is your "diamond in the rough," then it probably feels worth it. (32 words)

Example sentences (4)

A fine for backing into a parking space is nearly as outrageous as paying hundreds of dollars to park your car on the campus that students are a paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend.

Former Fox executive Hernan Lopez (second from right) leaves federal court after his conviction for paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches Thursday in New York.

It's true that some people are paying tens of thousands over asking price, but again, when a specific place is your "diamond in the rough," then it probably feels worth it.

And this shift is especially difficult for out-of-state and international students, who are now paying tens of thousands more dollars to click on the same hyperlinks as their peers.