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Reprieved | Reprieves | Reprieving

Reprieved meaning

simple past and past participle of reprieve

Using Reprieved

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of reprieve
  • In the example corpus, reprieved often appears in combinations such as: was reprieved, be reprieved.

Context around Reprieved

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reign 1×

Often after:

cobham 1×

Sentence patterns with Reprieved

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

girlfriend was reprieved while darkie 1× he was reprieved and would 1× his reign reprieved cobham grey 1× it was reprieved in 2015 1× still be reprieved as it 1× to be reprieved by hooda 1× was later reprieved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all those involved 1× in february 1954 1× no nigeria can 1× pavarotti s last 1× presented with 303 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the scaffold 1× backwards from midwicket 1× civil war history 1× maori was hanged 1× the mock execution 1× was later reprieved 1×

Words around Reprieved

Just before it in the word index:

reprieve 204 repricing 18 reprices 2 repriced 5 reprice 9 repreve 2

Just after it in the word index:

reprieves 12 reprieving 2 reprimand 86 reprimanded 120 reprimanding 14 reprimands 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Reprieved

  • In this selection, "reprieved" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 35.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reign and cobham stand out and add context to how "reprieved" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include girlfriend was reprieved while darkie and he was reprieved and would. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "reprieved" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with reprieved

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

No. Nigeria can still be reprieved—as it was reprieved in 2015—and before that, in 1993 and at some other critical points in the country’s post-civil war history. (31 words)

In the very first over, Rohit too was guilty of trying to slog the ball, but was lucky to be reprieved by Hooda, who put down a catch running backwards from midwicket. (32 words)

In February 1954, more fuel was added to this fire when another European, who had stabbed to death his pregnant girlfriend, was reprieved, while ‘Darkie’ Whiteland, a mentally disturbed Maori was hanged. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

All those involved in both plots were arrested in July and tried in autumn 1603; Sir George Brooke was executed, but James, keen not to have too bloody a start to his reign, reprieved Cobham, Grey, and Markham while they were at the scaffold. (44 words)

Pavarotti's last stage performance was as Cavaradossi at the Met, on 13 March 2004. citation Early Cavaradossis played the part as if the painter believed that he was reprieved, and would survive the "mock" execution. (36 words)

Presented with 303 execution warrants for convicted Santee Dakota who were accused of killing innocent farmers, Lincoln conducted his own personal review of each of these warrants, eventually approving 39 for execution (one was later reprieved). (36 words)

Example sentences (6)

No. Nigeria can still be reprieved—as it was reprieved in 2015—and before that, in 1993 and at some other critical points in the country’s post-civil war history.

In the very first over, Rohit too was guilty of trying to slog the ball, but was lucky to be reprieved by Hooda, who put down a catch running backwards from midwicket.

All those involved in both plots were arrested in July and tried in autumn 1603; Sir George Brooke was executed, but James, keen not to have too bloody a start to his reign, reprieved Cobham, Grey, and Markham while they were at the scaffold.

In February 1954, more fuel was added to this fire when another European, who had stabbed to death his pregnant girlfriend, was reprieved, while ‘Darkie’ Whiteland, a mentally disturbed Maori was hanged.

Pavarotti's last stage performance was as Cavaradossi at the Met, on 13 March 2004. citation Early Cavaradossis played the part as if the painter believed that he was reprieved, and would survive the "mock" execution.

Presented with 303 execution warrants for convicted Santee Dakota who were accused of killing innocent farmers, Lincoln conducted his own personal review of each of these warrants, eventually approving 39 for execution (one was later reprieved).

Common combinations with reprieved

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "reprieved" in a sentence?
An example: "No. Nigeria can still be reprieved—as it was reprieved in 2015—and before that, in 1993 and at some other critical points in the country’s post-civil war history." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "reprieved" from authentic English texts.
What does "reprieved" mean?
Reprieved means: simple past and past participle of reprieve
How many example sentences with "reprieved" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "reprieved", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.