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Predominating is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Predominating in a sentence

Related words

Predominating | Predominates | Predominated

Predominating meaning

present participle and gerund of predominate

Using Predominating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of predominate
  • In the example corpus, predominating often appears in combinations such as: the predominating.

Context around Predominating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

theories 1× church 1× luftwaffe 1× agriculture 1× drum 1× transport 1× monuments 1×

Often after:

kind 1× opinion 1× throughout 1× music 1×

Sentence patterns with Predominating

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

afro drum predominating music forms 1× car transport predominating 1× earth monuments predominating in the 1× in the predominating kind of 1× mischner the predominating opinion in 1× roman church predominating throughout southern 1× the luftwaffe predominating as they 1× two theories predominating 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to mischner 1× dispute had arisen 1× german enigma messages 1× heavy industry and 1× music from the 1× roads are also 1×

Common sentence endings:

after service industries 1× and aboriginal influence 1× and western europe 1× car transport predominating 1× in the west 1× merger of enterprises 1×

Words around Predominating

Just before it in the word index:

predominates 30 predominately 89 predominated 17 predominate 52 predominantly 853 predominant 246

Just after it in the word index:

predpol 2 predraft 6 predrag 4 preds 5 predynastic 4 pree 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Predominating

  • In this selection, "predominating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, theories, church, luftwaffe, kind, opinion and throughout stand out and add context to how "predominating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afro drum predominating music forms and car transport predominating. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "predominating" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with predominating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Heavy industry and quarrying is limited, with agriculture predominating after service industries. (12 words)

Traditional accounts have always placed a racial origin on that name, with two theories predominating. (15 words)

Roads are also the most common form of transport within the major metropolitan areas with car transport predominating. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The recorded changes of rise or fall of the volume of retail sales in particular groups of enterprises activity may result from a change in the predominating kind of activity and organisational changes (e.g. a merger of enterprises). (39 words)

Music from the Pacific coast such features rhythms such as the currulao —which is tinged with Spanish influence— and the Jota chocoana (along with many more afro-drum predominating music forms)—tinged with African and Aboriginal influence. (37 words)

Scotland Cairn Holy I., Galloway Background During the early Neolithic (4000-3300 BC) architectural forms are highly regionalised with timber and earth monuments predominating in the east and stone-chambered cairns in the west. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

The recorded changes of rise or fall of the volume of retail sales in particular groups of enterprises activity may result from a change in the predominating kind of activity and organisational changes (e.g. a merger of enterprises).

Traditional accounts have always placed a racial origin on that name, with two theories predominating.

According to Mischner, "the predominating opinion in post-war Germany was that Hitler had ignored Owens, so we therefore decided not to report on the photo.

Dispute had arisen between the practices of the Celtic church influencing Northumbria and those of the Roman church predominating throughout southern England and Western Europe.

German Enigma messages were the main source, with those of the Luftwaffe predominating, as they used radio more and their operators were particularly ill-disciplined.

Heavy industry and quarrying is limited, with agriculture predominating after service industries.

Music from the Pacific coast such features rhythms such as the currulao —which is tinged with Spanish influence— and the Jota chocoana (along with many more afro-drum predominating music forms)—tinged with African and Aboriginal influence.

Roads are also the most common form of transport within the major metropolitan areas with car transport predominating.

Scotland Cairn Holy I., Galloway Background During the early Neolithic (4000-3300 BC) architectural forms are highly regionalised with timber and earth monuments predominating in the east and stone-chambered cairns in the west.

Common combinations with predominating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "predominating" in a sentence?
An example: "The recorded changes of rise or fall of the volume of retail sales in particular groups of enterprises activity may result from a change in the predominating kind of activity and organisational changes (e.g. a merger of enterprises)." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "predominating" from authentic English texts.
What does "predominating" mean?
Predominating means: present participle and gerund of predominate
How many example sentences with "predominating" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "predominating", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.