Explore Provisionals through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Provisionals meaning
plural of provisional
Using Provisionals
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of provisional
- In the example corpus, provisionals often appears in combinations such as: the provisionals.
Context around Provisionals
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Provisionals
- In this selection, "provisionals" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include rose the provisionals and votes and provisionals from last. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "provisionals" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with provisionals
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One of its slogans was "out of the ashes rose the Provisionals". (12 words)
Gerry Adams, who had joined the republican movement in the early 1960s, sided with the Provisionals. (16 words)
In Friday’s meeting, the board finished decision-making on absentee-by-mail votes and provisionals from last Tuesday’s special election for the 9th District. (26 words)
In Friday’s meeting, the board finished decision-making on absentee-by-mail votes and provisionals from last Tuesday’s special election for the 9th District. (26 words)
Gerry Adams, who had joined the republican movement in the early 1960s, sided with the Provisionals. (16 words)
One of its slogans was "out of the ashes rose the Provisionals". (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
In Friday’s meeting, the board finished decision-making on absentee-by-mail votes and provisionals from last Tuesday’s special election for the 9th District.
Gerry Adams, who had joined the republican movement in the early 1960s, sided with the Provisionals.
One of its slogans was "out of the ashes rose the Provisionals".
Common combinations with provisionals
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: