How do you use Prefacing in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Prefacing meaning
present participle and gerund of preface
Using Prefacing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of preface
Context around Prefacing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prefacing
- In this selection, "prefacing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, agencies stand out and add context to how "prefacing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include prefacing these keystrokes and science agencies prefacing their statements. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prefacing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prefacing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Watching the heads of America’s leading science agencies prefacing their statements with ritual praise for the dear leader has been deeply depressing. (23 words)
The Chicago Manual of Style, and other academic writing guides, require the "serial comma": all lists must have a comma before the "and" prefacing the last item in a series. (30 words)
Prefacing these keystrokes with Ctrl-Q generally expanded their action, moving the cursor to the end/beginning of the line, end/beginning of the document, etc. Ctrl-G would delete the character under the cursor. (35 words)
Prefacing these keystrokes with Ctrl-Q generally expanded their action, moving the cursor to the end/beginning of the line, end/beginning of the document, etc. Ctrl-G would delete the character under the cursor. (35 words)
The Chicago Manual of Style, and other academic writing guides, require the "serial comma": all lists must have a comma before the "and" prefacing the last item in a series. (30 words)
Watching the heads of America’s leading science agencies prefacing their statements with ritual praise for the dear leader has been deeply depressing. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
Watching the heads of America’s leading science agencies prefacing their statements with ritual praise for the dear leader has been deeply depressing.
Prefacing these keystrokes with Ctrl-Q generally expanded their action, moving the cursor to the end/beginning of the line, end/beginning of the document, etc. Ctrl-G would delete the character under the cursor.
The Chicago Manual of Style, and other academic writing guides, require the "serial comma": all lists must have a comma before the "and" prefacing the last item in a series.