Explore Seconded through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Seconded in a sentence
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Seconded meaning
simple past and past participle of second
Using Seconded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of second
- In the example corpus, seconded often appears in combinations such as: seconded by, was seconded, seconded the.
Context around Seconded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Seconded
- In this selection, "seconded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sewell, west, refusal, motion, onto and fain stand out and add context to how "seconded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and was seconded by hon and again been seconded onto the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "seconded" sits close to words such as announcer, aubameyang and californians, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with seconded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Councillor Maureen Burke, Labour, proposed refusal seconded by councillor Ikhlaq. (10 words)
Councilmember Mertis Barnett seconded the motion and all were in favor. (11 words)
Gomez’ recommendation was seconded by Barzaga and likewise approved by Enverga. (11 words)
He said: “The Pentalina was only summoned back into action this week because the MV Alfred had to be seconded from Pentland Ferries to help plug gaps in the ageing, unreliable CalMac fleet. (33 words)
It was very odd to have people voted on to the church committee who rarely come to church and whose voting papers were seconded by people who also very rarely come to church. (33 words)
His involvement with the royal household came about through his distinguished military career, which was spent mainly with the Welsh Guards, with a short period seconded with the Gurkhas in Hong Kong. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abbas is the anointed candidate of the ruling APC and was nominated by Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC, Kano) and was seconded by Hon. Nnolim Nnaji (PDP, Enugu).
AirMed Contract- Justin McLoud made a motion to sign the contract with air med, Stephanie Sewell seconded, motion passed unanimously.
At this juncture, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) moved a motion nominating Akpabio, while Solomon Olamilekan (APC Ogun West) seconded the motion.
Councillor Maureen Burke, Labour, proposed refusal seconded by councillor Ikhlaq.
Councilmember Mertis Barnett seconded the motion and all were in favor.
Darren Fendley – one of the stars on the micro banger teams back in December – has once again been seconded onto the Dover Boys.
Gomez’ recommendation was seconded by Barzaga and likewise approved by Enverga.
Hershey motioned to continue the discussion for a special agenda point on April 6, and Willman seconded.
He said: “The Pentalina was only summoned back into action this week because the MV Alfred had to be seconded from Pentland Ferries to help plug gaps in the ageing, unreliable CalMac fleet.
He’s giving it to the Man. Biden seconded Fain’s remarks with a fist pump of his own.
His charge was seconded by Thane city Congress president Vikrant Chavan who said that Aher is yet to face the music even after the assurance from Industries Minister Uday Samant.
His involvement with the royal household came about through his distinguished military career, which was spent mainly with the Welsh Guards, with a short period seconded with the Gurkhas in Hong Kong.
Hon Adamu Dala Dogo, a member representing the Karasuwa constituency, moved the motion for the nomination of Machiyo as speaker and was seconded by Hon Bukar Mustapha Timba representing Geidam Central Constituency.
Immediately thereafter, his counterpart from Kano State seconded it in a manner that clearly indicated readiness for combative courteous confrontation.
In a vote, proposed by Cllr Louise Hughes, seconded by Anne Lloyd Jones, the committee members followed the officers' recommendations, and voted 12 in favour, no abstentions and two against.
Independent for Powys group leader Cllr Jeremy Pugh, who seconded the motion, said it had a “devastating impact” on rural communities and people who pop into towns for “bits and bobs”.
In short, the Uniparty has seconded the nation’s finances to a fiscal doomsday machine that is literally unstoppable.
It was very odd to have people voted on to the church committee who rarely come to church and whose voting papers were seconded by people who also very rarely come to church.
Massey seconded the motion, but it was voted down by Simpkins, Ruhland and Summers.
Meanwhile, cllr Moran had two motions on the agenda but they were not debated, as they were not seconded by any other councillor.
Common combinations with seconded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- seconded by 93×
- was seconded 38×
- seconded the 29×
- seconded to 27×
- and seconded 26×
- were seconded 5×
- seconded from 5×
- seconded it 4×
- seconded and 4×
- seconded that 4×