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Scything is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Scything in a sentence

Related words

Scything | Scythes | Scythed | Scyths

Scything meaning

present participle and gerund of scythe

Using Scything

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scythe

Context around Scything

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

best 1× strings 1×

Often after:

competition 1× french 1× down 1× across 1× too 1×

Sentence patterns with Scything

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

book for scything down anderson 1× classical strings scything across a 1× from this scything too fast 1× me while scything the grass 1× of the scything competition at 1× on a scything french counter 1× vintage best scything through the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but in raipur 1× choudhury goes into 1× esther terhune of 1× it took a 1× saina had settled 1× then she lies 1×

Common sentence endings:

french counter attack 1× in the series 1× july 23 2009 1× on the fiddle 1× scything down anderson 1× scything too fast 1×

Words around Scything

Just before it in the word index:

scythianus 3 scythians 37 scythian 43 scythia 7 scythes 6 scythed 2

Just after it in the word index:

scytho 4 scythopolis 2 scyths 2 scz 3 sd 390 sda 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Scything

  • In this selection, "scything" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, best, strings, competition, french and down stand out and add context to how "scything" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include book for scything down anderson and classical strings scything across a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scything" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scything

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

Choudhury goes into the book for scything down Anderson. (9 words)

Then she lies flat on her stomach, staring up at me while scything the grass with her tail. (18 words)

Esther Terhune of Dawson, Georgia, competes in the women's class of the scything competition at the North Haverhill Fair on Thursday, July 23, 2009. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

But in Raipur on Saturday, Shami was at his vintage best, scything through the New Zealand batting line-up to set the base for a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. (39 words)

Saina had settled for the World Championship silver against Carolina Marin in 2015 here, but she didn’t look like she’d forget this match and move on from this scything too fast. (33 words)

It took a sensational trackback tackle from left wing Denis Hickie, with O’Driscoll following up, to prevent dal Maso from scoring on a scything French counter-attack. (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

But in Raipur on Saturday, Shami was at his vintage best, scything through the New Zealand batting line-up to set the base for a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Esther Terhune of Dawson, Georgia, competes in the women's class of the scything competition at the North Haverhill Fair on Thursday, July 23, 2009.

It took a sensational trackback tackle from left wing Denis Hickie, with O’Driscoll following up, to prevent dal Maso from scoring on a scything French counter-attack.

Then she lies flat on her stomach, staring up at me while scything the grass with her tail.

Choudhury goes into the book for scything down Anderson.

Tracks like find western classical strings scything across a song about personal exile, while party grooves like boast a swirling north African motif on the fiddle.

Saina had settled for the World Championship silver against Carolina Marin in 2015 here, but she didn’t look like she’d forget this match and move on from this scything too fast.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scything" in a sentence?
An example: "But in Raipur on Saturday, Shami was at his vintage best, scything through the New Zealand batting line-up to set the base for a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "scything" from authentic English texts.
What does "scything" mean?
Scything means: present participle and gerund of scythe
How many example sentences with "scything" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "scything", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.