Semicolons is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Semicolons meaning
plural of semicolon
Using Semicolons
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of semicolon
- In the example corpus, semicolons often appears in combinations such as: of semicolons.
Context around Semicolons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Semicolons
- In this selection, "semicolons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, present, colons, avoids and dashes stand out and add context to how "semicolons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include colons and semicolons and punctuation colons semicolons dashes parentheses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "semicolons" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with semicolons
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They were notoriously quarrelsome, quibbling over punctuation, in particular the use of semicolons. (13 words)
Both systems have the same rules regarding question marks, exclamation points, colons, and semicolons. (14 words)
As languages can be designed without them, semicolons are considered an unnecessary nuisance by some. (15 words)
In the preface to Seven Pillars, Lawrence offered his "thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shaw for countless suggestions of great value and diversity: and for all the present semicolons ". (30 words)
In some cases a blank statement is allowed, allowing a sequence of semicolons or the use of a semicolon by itself as the body of a control flow structure. (29 words)
Turing avoids semicolons and braces, using explicit end markers for most language constructs instead, and allows declarations anywhere. (18 words)
Example sentences (8)
They were notoriously quarrelsome, quibbling over punctuation, in particular the use of semicolons.
Semicolons can be used refreshingly to join short sentences: I hate liver; liver makes me quiver.
As languages can be designed without them, semicolons are considered an unnecessary nuisance by some.
Both systems have the same rules regarding question marks, exclamation points, colons, and semicolons.
In some cases a blank statement is allowed, allowing a sequence of semicolons or the use of a semicolon by itself as the body of a control flow structure.
In the preface to Seven Pillars, Lawrence offered his "thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shaw for countless suggestions of great value and diversity: and for all the present semicolons ".
Many types of internal punctuation (colons, semicolons, dashes, parentheses) are omitted in favor of short declarative sentences.
Turing avoids semicolons and braces, using explicit end markers for most language constructs instead, and allows declarations anywhere.
Common combinations with semicolons
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of semicolons 2×