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Recounting in a sentence

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Recounting meaning

present participle and gerund of recount

Synonyms of Recounting

Using Recounting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of recount
  • Useful related words include: relation, telling, narration, recital.
  • In the example corpus, recounting often appears in combinations such as: recounting the, recounting his, recounting of.

Context around Recounting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Recounting

  • In this selection, "recounting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heartbreak, painful, persona, comes, carroll and stories stand out and add context to how "recounting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include calling for recounting ballots and calls mythomania recounting familiar lies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "recounting" sits close to words such as academically, ariz and babu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with recounting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He answered by grumbling about press coverage and recounting an old saw about a dog in a lake. (18 words)

Most recently, nine appeals have been lodged against the recent parliamentary elections, with some calling for recounting ballots. (18 words)

He then began recounting Carroll’s claims in a mocking voice, drawing laughs and claps from the live audience. (19 words)

It wasn’t just the manner of our 4-1 victory against a higher-league level side that made Merthyr so magical, it was the generosity of our hosts in defeat that will have the 40-odd Ites who made the trip recounting the experience in their dotage. (48 words)

It is set to an audio file, recorded on Dryhurst’s iPhone, of Herndon recounting a dream she had while in the I.C.U. In the dream, Link is a soloist in a choir; he wears a robe and sings like the soprano Sarah Brightman. (46 words)

In recounting the gruesome manner in which the woman was killed, Berbice High Court Judge, Simone Morris-Ramlall, said that Hunt attacked his partner in broad daylight with a knife, attacking her in such a manner that her carotid arteries were severed. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

A friend, sharing the news of his demise, expressed heartbreak, recounting the futile attempts by medical professionals to revive him.

Arguably the most painful recounting comes from Iris Chitrit, who was 9 years old during the attack, in which her mother and all three of her siblings were killed.

A TikTok mom is being labeled “hysterical” online after recounting the time she reprimanded a stranger for approaching her in a parking lot.

Blanchard was released on April 23, 2012, and would go on to build a public persona, recounting his outlandish crimes, alongside various books and videos about his life.

Defence counsel Michael Anderson KC said Cook had found recounting the events of the murder to a social worker, who prepared a background report on him, to be "extremely distressing".

Duterte claimed that he was merely recounting a conversation he had with his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, regarding confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.

He answered by grumbling about press coverage and recounting an old saw about a dog in a lake.

He then began recounting Carroll’s claims in a mocking voice, drawing laughs and claps from the live audience.

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However, there were some happy endings with a few cat owners recounting stories of how their pets returned home after months gone.

In recounting the “calm and considerate” actions of the crew, the newspaper noted that such dispositions deserve mention “because it is so much in the national tradition”.

In recounting the day of the accident, the mother recalled that her children were their bridge when a neighbour passed and offered to take them for a drive.

In recounting the gruesome manner in which the woman was killed, Berbice High Court Judge, Simone Morris-Ramlall, said that Hunt attacked his partner in broad daylight with a knife, attacking her in such a manner that her carotid arteries were severed.

In recounting these splits, arguments and lawsuits, McNab has obtained fresh insights from friends and allies of each group.

It is set to an audio file, recorded on Dryhurst’s iPhone, of Herndon recounting a dream she had while in the I.C.U. In the dream, Link is a soloist in a choir; he wears a robe and sings like the soprano Sarah Brightman.

It wasn’t just the manner of our 4-1 victory against a higher-league level side that made Merthyr so magical, it was the generosity of our hosts in defeat that will have the 40-odd Ites who made the trip recounting the experience in their dotage.

It would be easy to label a one-woman show, since Elsa Dougherty stands front and center before the audience, and—through a series of songs, impressions, and digressions—appears to be recounting a deeply personal rumination about her own love life.

Marshall creatively connects with readers by recounting his experiences of loss from a very young age due to gun violence and gang activity.

Most recently, nine appeals have been lodged against the recent parliamentary elections, with some calling for recounting ballots.

Oberoi stalled the recounting of votes for electing the members of the all-powerful MCD Standing Committee following objections raised by the AAP.

O’Brien portrays disinformation throughout the book as an epidemic that he calls mythomania, recounting familiar lies from political figures in recent years.

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Common combinations with recounting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "recounting" in a sentence?
An example: "A friend, sharing the news of his demise, expressed heartbreak, recounting the futile attempts by medical professionals to revive him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "recounting" from authentic English texts.
What does "recounting" mean?
Recounting means: present participle and gerund of recount
What are synonyms of "recounting"?
Common synonyms of "recounting" include: relation, telling, narration, recital, yarn.
How many example sentences with "recounting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "recounting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.