Posits is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Posits meaning
plural of posit
Using Posits
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of posit
- In the example corpus, posits often appears in combinations such as: posits that, he posits, theory posits.
Context around Posits
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Posits
- In this selection, "posits" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sanders, karen, research, madagascar and fanaticism stand out and add context to how "posits" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1984 which posits a future and and it posits a world. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "posits" sits close to words such as adjudged, aggravating and alamos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with posits
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How about “wrong,” she posits. (5 words)
That's what a The Journal of Sleep Research posits. (10 words)
One posits that they are asteroids captured by Mars' gravitational pull. (11 words)
In his terrifying novel “1984” — which posits a future of total control of all persons by the government and total control of the government by one political party — George Orwell argued that he who controls the meaning of words controls the laws as well. (44 words)
The public charge rule, which has been a part of immigration law for decades, posits that the government could deny a green card to any undocumented resident of the United States who has utilized one or more channels of federal benefits. (41 words)
Huckabee Sanders posits that the U.S. is no longer divided by right versus left, but rather “normal versus crazy,” wherein the “normal” perspective is far-right transphobia, and the “crazy” perspective is protection and care for the trans community. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, there is a second school of thought that posits that the issue of adoption is a difficult issue and that it should not yet be considered.
Huckabee Sanders posits that the U.S. is no longer divided by right versus left, but rather “normal versus crazy,” wherein the “normal” perspective is far-right transphobia, and the “crazy” perspective is protection and care for the trans community.
Karen posits her theory, “people, I think, long for an easier … less restrictive path and I feel all kinds of freedom and joy come to us through God.
So Graeber then posits Madagascar as a home for Enlightenment political experiments.
That's what a The Journal of Sleep Research posits.
The researchers attribute this to “the weapons effect,” which posits that officers’ weapons may in fact increase aggression.
Contrary to common perception of them being relatives due to the shared surname, H3ro posits a more thrilling, "criminal" connection.
How about “wrong,” she posits.
Monica zealously posits that perhaps the monkey will be at the audition.
More generally, Saito posits a rule based on a distinction he credits to one of André Gorz’s last works between “open” and “locking” technologies.
One posits that they are asteroids captured by Mars' gravitational pull.
This understanding posits fanaticism and fails to enter into the principles of biblical hermeneutics and strait-jacketed approach leaving aside the unfolding of history.
He posits that consumers who have made purchase on the platform would have prompt delivery of goods within 20 minutes, with same quality, same price and faster than physically being at the stores.
In his terrifying novel “1984” — which posits a future of total control of all persons by the government and total control of the government by one political party — George Orwell argued that he who controls the meaning of words controls the laws as well.
One posits that these are isolated incidents spurned by a mixture of ongoing concerns about public health and safety that will ease by July and a lack of must-see new content hitting theaters.
The film is set in the near future and it posits a world where humans and co-exist, even if much of the population is oblivious.
The public charge rule, which has been a part of immigration law for decades, posits that the government could deny a green card to any undocumented resident of the United States who has utilized one or more channels of federal benefits.
The theory posits that “pathogen stress” leads to a more aggressive behavioural immune response, making societies less open, less tolerant and readier to sacrifice liberties for collective protection.
The Twitter thread in question posits that though a judge tossed most of Sandmann’s case, the few remaining claims that remained would not have survived discovery.
This study posits that one major factor may be that people generally don't talk on mass transit, while there is a lot of that (and singing) in those other scenarios.
Common combinations with posits
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- posits that 61×
- he posits 9×
- theory posits 9×
- posits the 7×
- that posits 6×
- which posits 6×
- it posits 3×
- also posits 3×
- then posits 2×
- research posits 2×