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Proslavery is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Proslavery in a sentence

Proslavery meaning

Supporting slavery.

Using Proslavery

  • The main meaning on this page is: Supporting slavery.
  • In the example corpus, proslavery often appears in combinations such as: the proslavery.

Context around Proslavery

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

604 1×

Often after:

congressmen 1× camp 1× movement 1×

Sentence patterns with Proslavery

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

debate 604 proslavery congressmen led 1× provided the proslavery camp with 1× stop the proslavery movement 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

detweiler congressional debate 1× the fifth amendment 1× under the jefferson 1×

Common sentence endings:

its spread westward 1× the proslavery movement 1× to the question 1×

Words around Proslavery

Just before it in the word index:

proskauer 2 prosinecki 2 prosimians 4 prosign 2 prosight 3 prosiebensat 4

Just after it in the word index:

proso 14 prosocial 7 prosodia 2 prosodic 7 prosody 27 prosolution 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Proslavery

  • In this selection, "proslavery" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 604, congressmen, camp and movement stand out and add context to how "proslavery" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include debate 604 proslavery congressmen led and provided the proslavery camp with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "proslavery" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with proslavery

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

Under the "Jefferson-Lemen compact", Jefferson donated money to Lemen to found churches in Illinois and Indiana to stop the proslavery movement. (22 words)

The Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation clause provided the proslavery camp with a bastion for fortifying the peculiar institution against congressional restrictions to its spread westward. (26 words)

Detweiler, "Congressional Debate", 604. Proslavery Congressmen, led by Senator Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, argued that since the Declaration was not a part of the Constitution, it had no relevance to the question. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Detweiler, "Congressional Debate", 604. Proslavery Congressmen, led by Senator Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, argued that since the Declaration was not a part of the Constitution, it had no relevance to the question. (33 words)

The Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation clause provided the proslavery camp with a bastion for fortifying the peculiar institution against congressional restrictions to its spread westward. (26 words)

Under the "Jefferson-Lemen compact", Jefferson donated money to Lemen to found churches in Illinois and Indiana to stop the proslavery movement. (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

Detweiler, "Congressional Debate", 604. Proslavery Congressmen, led by Senator Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, argued that since the Declaration was not a part of the Constitution, it had no relevance to the question.

The Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation clause provided the proslavery camp with a bastion for fortifying the peculiar institution against congressional restrictions to its spread westward.

Under the "Jefferson-Lemen compact", Jefferson donated money to Lemen to found churches in Illinois and Indiana to stop the proslavery movement.

Common combinations with proslavery

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "proslavery" in a sentence?
An example: "Detweiler, "Congressional Debate", 604. Proslavery Congressmen, led by Senator Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina, argued that since the Declaration was not a part of the Constitution, it had no relevance to the question." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "proslavery" from authentic English texts.
What does "proslavery" mean?
Proslavery means: Supporting slavery.
How many example sentences with "proslavery" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "proslavery", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.