On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Placeholder. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as proxy or procurator and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Placeholder meaning
- Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
- A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
Synonyms of Placeholder
Using Placeholder
- The main meaning on this page is: Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later. | A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
- Useful related words include: proxy, procurator, agent, variable.
- In the example corpus, placeholder often appears in combinations such as: as placeholder, placeholder for, the placeholder.
Context around Placeholder
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Placeholder
- In this selection, "placeholder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, mere, hire, instead, shows and audio stand out and add context to how "placeholder" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include had a placeholder instead of and a bad placeholder. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "placeholder" sits close to words such as absolve, acceptability and acetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with placeholder
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As of now, Harris' site is a placeholder. (8 words)
That could be because he was just a diversity hire/placeholder, but there is precedent. (15 words)
But at the start, with so few options, it's really not a bad placeholder. (15 words)
Shortstop Paul DeJong, signed to an inexpensive one-year, $1.75 million deal after he struggled the last two seasons, was viewed as a placeholder for Montgomery, the Sox’ top prospect and baseball’s No. 10 per MLB Pipeline. (39 words)
The novel coronavirus has led one expert to say that it fits the criteria for “Disease X,” a designated placeholder on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of illnesses that have potential to reach international epidemic levels. (38 words)
In a press release made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday, Comrade Bala Oma said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu “is a mere placeholder for the real winner of the elections, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party”. (37 words)
But, did you know the makers had a placeholder instead of the theme song before the pilot episode released? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
Achonu said that God had kept him alive to be the next governor of Imo in the forthcoming election, saying that he would never be a stooge or placeholder for any politician.
Fox, like most networks, has used placeholder shows to fill gaps left in the schedule due to talent changes and departures, cancellations or other changes.
In a press release made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday, Comrade Bala Oma said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu “is a mere placeholder for the real winner of the elections, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party”.
That could be because he was just a diversity hire/placeholder, but there is precedent.
This is likely because they never finished the voice acting sessions with these characters, so had to have placeholder audio for them instead.
Tinubu is returning to the country amid a viral leaked audio of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of with Ibrahim Masari, the former vice president placeholder of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
You’ll find VS Code extensions for everything from a speedier way to navigate the editor to effortlessly inserting placeholder text and images.
As of now, Harris' site is a placeholder.
But at the start, with so few options, it's really not a bad placeholder.
He’s gone from being a placeholder to a narrative changer to a legend builder.
If you are a new buyer, you could buy the first lot of shares as a placeholder to monitor.
Now, a bit over a month later, the whole election feels increasingly posthuman: a phony, a placeholder — just maybe a simulation.
Shortstop Paul DeJong, signed to an inexpensive one-year, $1.75 million deal after he struggled the last two seasons, was viewed as a placeholder for Montgomery, the Sox’ top prospect and baseball’s No. 10 per MLB Pipeline.
Annexon is seeking a now typical IPO placeholder of $100 million to advance its various programs through or into trials.
But, did you know the makers had a placeholder instead of the theme song before the pilot episode released?
House health finance committee chair Tina Liebling, DFL-Rochester, said the money in the bill was a placeholder and that more exact numbers will come.
Players are finding hints of the original title, Call of Duty: Black Ops 5, in COD: Black Ops Cold War through potential placeholder logos.
The makers had a placeholder instead of the theme song before the pilot episode released.
The novel coronavirus has led one expert to say that it fits the criteria for “Disease X,” a designated placeholder on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of illnesses that have potential to reach international epidemic levels.
The placeholder’s ‘‘victory’’ in the NHL Draft Lottery on Friday — opening the door for one of the eight qualifying-round losers to land the No. 1 overall pick — has incited a lot of talk about tanking.
Common combinations with placeholder
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as placeholder 9×
- placeholder for 8×
- the placeholder 4×
- placeholder of 2×
- is placeholder 2×
- placeholder to 2×
- had placeholder 2×
- placeholder instead 2×
- was placeholder 2×
- placeholder and 2×