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Get to know Probative better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like significant or important.

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Probative in a sentence

Probative meaning

Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.

Synonyms of Probative

probatory significant important

Related words

Other words often associated with Probative or its synonyms:

fundamental monumental key beta evidentiary meaningful critical burning large alpha epochal evidential

Using Probative

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
  • Useful related words include: probatory, significant, important.
  • In the example corpus, probative often appears in combinations such as: is probative, probative value.

Context around Probative

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plainly 1× clear 1×

Often after:

value 2× evidence 1× force 1×

Sentence patterns with Probative

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

had clear probative value which 1× it is probative in an 1× it is probative to look 1× remained plainly probative of unlawful 1× results in probative evidence that 1× said the probative force or 1× them any probative value 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the documents 1× but mr sherborne 1× dempsey said these 1× if several people 1× if the individual 1× sheahan said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

any probative value 1× between individual descriptions 1× entirely different way 1× in the trial 1× jury to decide 1× released from detention 1×

Words around Probative

Just before it in the word index:

probations 3 probationers 11 probationer 6 probationary 49 probation 1.004 probatio 2

Just after it in the word index:

probe 2.216 probeats 2 probed 139 probenecid 3 probereuters 2 probert 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Probative

  • In this selection, "probative" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plainly, clear, value, evidence and force stand out and add context to how "probative" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include had clear probative value which and it is probative in an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "probative" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with probative

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

But it is probative in an entirely different way. (9 words)

Sheahan said the “probative force or weight” or Hodes’ evidence was “ultimately a matter for the jury to decide”. (19 words)

Dempsey said these witnesses had clear probative value, which means they were useful evidence to prove something important in the trial. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

If several people witness a crime, it is probative to look for similarities in their collective descriptions to substantiate the facts of an event, keeping in mind the contrasts between individual descriptions. (32 words)

But Mr Sherborne said on Thursday that evidence of phone hacking remained “plainly probative” of unlawful information gathering by other means, which was the “modus operandi of how these journalists work”. (31 words)

All the documents were admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits P1 to P10, though all the respondents challenged their admissibility, urging the tribunal not to accord them any probative value. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

But it is probative in an entirely different way.

But Mr Sherborne said on Thursday that evidence of phone hacking remained “plainly probative” of unlawful information gathering by other means, which was the “modus operandi of how these journalists work”.

All the documents were admitted into evidence and marked as Exhibits P1 to P10, though all the respondents challenged their admissibility, urging the tribunal not to accord them any probative value.

If the individual's claim is credible on its face, or ifthe investigation results in probative evidence that the detained individual is a USC, the individual should be released from detention.

Sheahan said the “probative force or weight” or Hodes’ evidence was “ultimately a matter for the jury to decide”.

Dempsey said these witnesses had clear probative value, which means they were useful evidence to prove something important in the trial.

If several people witness a crime, it is probative to look for similarities in their collective descriptions to substantiate the facts of an event, keeping in mind the contrasts between individual descriptions.

Common combinations with probative

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "probative" in a sentence?
An example: "But it is probative in an entirely different way." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "probative" from authentic English texts.
What does "probative" mean?
Probative means: Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
What are synonyms of "probative"?
Common synonyms of "probative" include: probatory, significant, important.
How many example sentences with "probative" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "probative", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.