How do you use Retconning in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Retconning meaning
present participle and gerund of retcon
Using Retconning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of retcon
- In the example corpus, retconning often appears in combinations such as: of retconning.
Context around Retconning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retconning
- In this selection, "retconning" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, weird, actively, continuity, away and storylines stand out and add context to how "retconning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition to retconning him to and cases of retconning within the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retconning" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retconning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Retconning also differs from direct revision. (6 words)
Retconning can also refer to bringing back characters who were initially killed off. (13 words)
Mortal Kombat (2009) to be one of the best examples of retconning in storytelling ever. (15 words)
Simonson drew up a list of stories which featured the real Doctor Doom and those which did not citation but later writers ignored Simonson's choices, retconning these story elements as an attempt by Doom to blame his own past failures on unruly robots. (44 words)
There's a lot of weird retconning here, and it seems strange that one of the most beloved characters of lore would turn into a villain, except that he doesn't really know he's a villain? (37 words)
The movie revealed Waltz was playing iconic villain Blofeld, and in addition to retconning him to be the mastermind behind the events of Craig’s previous adventures, it also revealed he and Bond were once adopted brothers. (37 words)
There's a lot of weird retconning here, and it seems strange that one of the most beloved characters of lore would turn into a villain, except that he doesn't really know he's a villain? (37 words)
Example sentences (11)
There is no retconning of any of the rowers as a member of any privileged minority, though there is an awkwardly shoehorned appearance by Jesse Owens.
There's a lot of weird retconning here, and it seems strange that one of the most beloved characters of lore would turn into a villain, except that he doesn't really know he's a villain?
In every installment of we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconning away the previous story.
The movie revealed Waltz was playing iconic villain Blofeld, and in addition to retconning him to be the mastermind behind the events of Craig’s previous adventures, it also revealed he and Bond were once adopted brothers.
But that doesn't mean that the fans aren't privy to the various missteps of the movies, especially the property's habit of retconning storylines into existence.
Mortal Kombat (2009) to be one of the best examples of retconning in storytelling ever.
Maternal mystery One of the inconsistencies (or, more likely, cases of retconning) within the Spenser series surrounds his mother.
Related concepts Retroactive continuity is similar to, but not the same as, plot inconsistencies introduced accidentally or through lack of concern for continuity; retconning, by comparison, is done deliberately.
Retconning also differs from direct revision.
Retconning can also refer to bringing back characters who were initially killed off.
Simonson drew up a list of stories which featured the real Doctor Doom and those which did not citation but later writers ignored Simonson's choices, retconning these story elements as an attempt by Doom to blame his own past failures on unruly robots.
Common combinations with retconning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of retconning 3×