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Preoccupying in a sentence

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Preoccupying | Preoccupy

Preoccupying meaning

present participle and gerund of preoccupy

Using Preoccupying

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

Context around Preoccupying

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

questions 1× uncrowned 1×

Often after:

himself 1×

Sentence patterns with Preoccupying

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

commanding or preoccupying 1× is very preoccupying has given 1× two questions preoccupying many on 1× while uncrowned preoccupying himself with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

auditory hallucinations tend 1× he refused to 1× martinez analyzes and 1× this situation is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and trivial matters 1× commanding or preoccupying 1× is china socialist 1× the scientific community 1×

Words around Preoccupying

Just before it in the word index:

preoccupy 6 preoccupies 3 preoccupied 171 preoccupations 23 preoccupation 89 preobrazhensky 2

Just after it in the word index:

preon 2 preons 2 preopening 3 preoperational 2 preoperative 10 preoptic 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Preoccupying

  • In this selection, "preoccupying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, questions, uncrowned and himself stand out and add context to how "preoccupying" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include commanding or preoccupying and is very preoccupying has given. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "preoccupying" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with preoccupying

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

This situation is very preoccupying has given alertness in the scientific community. (12 words)

Auditory hallucinations tend to be particularly distressing when they are derogatory, commanding or preoccupying. (14 words)

Martinez analyzes and answers two questions preoccupying many on the political left: Is China socialist? (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Martinez analyzes and answers two questions preoccupying many on the political left: Is China socialist? (15 words)

He refused to attend church services while uncrowned, preoccupying himself with hunting and trivial matters. (15 words)

Auditory hallucinations tend to be particularly distressing when they are derogatory, commanding or preoccupying. (14 words)

Question examples

Martinez analyzes and answers two questions preoccupying many on the political left: Is China socialist? (15 words)

Example sentences (4)

Martinez analyzes and answers two questions preoccupying many on the political left: Is China socialist?

This situation is very preoccupying has given alertness in the scientific community.

Auditory hallucinations tend to be particularly distressing when they are derogatory, commanding or preoccupying.

He refused to attend church services while uncrowned, preoccupying himself with hunting and trivial matters.

Common combinations with preoccupying

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "preoccupying" in a sentence?
An example: "Martinez analyzes and answers two questions preoccupying many on the political left: Is China socialist?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "preoccupying" from authentic English texts.
What does "preoccupying" mean?
Preoccupying means: present participle and gerund of preoccupy
How many example sentences with "preoccupying" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "preoccupying", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.