How do you use Prefiguring in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Prefiguring meaning
present participle and gerund of prefigure
Using Prefiguring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of prefigure
Context around Prefiguring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prefiguring
- In this selection, "prefiguring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kingship, clear and era stand out and add context to how "prefiguring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a clear prefiguring of the and homophile era prefiguring the political. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prefiguring" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prefiguring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Others have proposed that the ceremony in some way endorsed Constantine's kingship, prefiguring later royal inaugurations at Scone. (19 words)
The motif of masks and unmasking was prevalent in the homophile era, prefiguring the political strategy of coming out and giving the Mattachine Society its name. (26 words)
Shortly afterwards he wrote to Uhlig that he was now planning to tell the Siegfried story in the form of "three dramas, plus a prologue in three acts"—a clear prefiguring of the Ring cycle. (35 words)
Shortly afterwards he wrote to Uhlig that he was now planning to tell the Siegfried story in the form of "three dramas, plus a prologue in three acts"—a clear prefiguring of the Ring cycle. (35 words)
The motif of masks and unmasking was prevalent in the homophile era, prefiguring the political strategy of coming out and giving the Mattachine Society its name. (26 words)
Others have proposed that the ceremony in some way endorsed Constantine's kingship, prefiguring later royal inaugurations at Scone. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
Others have proposed that the ceremony in some way endorsed Constantine's kingship, prefiguring later royal inaugurations at Scone.
Shortly afterwards he wrote to Uhlig that he was now planning to tell the Siegfried story in the form of "three dramas, plus a prologue in three acts"—a clear prefiguring of the Ring cycle.
The motif of masks and unmasking was prevalent in the homophile era, prefiguring the political strategy of coming out and giving the Mattachine Society its name.