Primarying is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Primarying meaning
Mounting a challenge to an incumbent office-holder in a party primary.
Using Primarying
- The main meaning on this page is: Mounting a challenge to an incumbent office-holder in a party primary.
Context around Primarying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Primarying
- In this selection, "primarying" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rep stand out and add context to how "primarying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include norms against primarying a president and she is primarying rep carolyn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "primarying" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with primarying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I just think the political norms against primarying a president of your own party are very strong. (17 words)
She is primarying Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is currently serving her 14th term in Congress and is the chair of the House Oversight Committee. (24 words)
She is primarying Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is currently serving her 14th term in Congress and is the chair of the House Oversight Committee. (24 words)
I just think the political norms against primarying a president of your own party are very strong. (17 words)
Example sentences (2)
I just think the political norms against primarying a president of your own party are very strong.
She is primarying Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is currently serving her 14th term in Congress and is the chair of the House Oversight Committee.