Purposing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Purposing meaning
present participle and gerund of purpose
Using Purposing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of purpose
Context around Purposing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Purposing
- In this selection, "purposing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, multi, dual, traditional and industrial stand out and add context to how "purposing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also re purposing traditional reporting and america re purposing traditional images. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "purposing" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with purposing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It will require a lot of multi-purposing, and re-purposing. (11 words)
The updated project specs involves re-purposing the existing school site. (11 words)
Purposing the acreage is a work in progress with an apple orchard and a vineyard still to come. (18 words)
The only exception was to have been the approval of 24 raised agrovoltaic pilot projects, run in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Institute, exploring the dual purposing of land to simultaneously produce both energy and food. (36 words)
But one of the beauties of re-purposing industrial spaces, such as the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall that once housed an electricity generator, was the challenge it presented artists, said Dr Brand. (33 words)
Works already undertaken include extensive works to the roof and re-purposing of the kitchen area to the rear of the stage, together with new seating, lighting and sound systems. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
It will require a lot of multi-purposing, and re-purposing.
It floated the idea while in opposition – now the Labor Government is taking a closer look at re-purposing the old Stockton Centre, to combat the housing crisis.
The only exception was to have been the approval of 24 raised agrovoltaic pilot projects, run in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Institute, exploring the dual purposing of land to simultaneously produce both energy and food.
Although undoing colonial-era laws is one of the stated goals, the re-purposing of some existing provisions and ambiguous drafting does little justice to that aim.
Works already undertaken include extensive works to the roof and re-purposing of the kitchen area to the rear of the stage, together with new seating, lighting and sound systems.
The World Bank’s Simeon Ehui also details support initiatives, including the possibility of re-purposing $3.2 billion in uncommitted funding.
They’re also re-purposing traditional reporting techniques to fit an era of doctored videos, online impersonators and partisan sites masquerading as news.
But one of the beauties of re-purposing industrial spaces, such as the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall that once housed an electricity generator, was the challenge it presented artists, said Dr Brand.
Peter Fonda’s character Wyatt wore a stars-and-stripes helmet and rode a motorcycle called Captain America, re-purposing traditional images for the counter-culture.
Purposing the acreage is a work in progress with an apple orchard and a vineyard still to come.
The updated project specs involves re-purposing the existing school site.