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Explore Sharecropping through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Sharecropping | Sharecroppers | Sharecropper

Sharecropping meaning

The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.

Using Sharecropping

  • The main meaning on this page is: The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
  • In the example corpus, sharecropping often appears in combinations such as: sharecropping and, in sharecropping.

Context around Sharecropping

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

crow 1× south 1×

Often after:

democrats 1× days 1× evolved 1× system 1×

Sentence patterns with Sharecropping

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

farming and sharecropping are common 1× in a sharecropping system 1× in his sharecropping days 1× jim crow sharecropping and the 1× sharecropping for black 1× slavery to sharecropping democrats have 1× the south sharecropping evolved in 1× work in sharecropping and by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

across the south 1× especially in societies 1× from slavery to 1× lewis ate rib 1× rather than focusing 1× sharecropping for black 1×

Common sentence endings:

a sharecropping system 1× a young daughter 1× ground the text 1× his sharecropping days 1× of owning land 1× of the crops 1×

Words around Sharecropping

Just before it in the word index:

sharecroppers 15 sharecropper 10 sharechat 6 shareamerica 2 sharealike 2 shareables 2

Just after it in the word index:

shared 13.976 sharee 3 shareef 22 shareen 3 shareholder 840 shareholders 2.173

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Sharecropping

  • In this selection, "sharecropping" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, crow, south, democrats, days and evolved stand out and add context to how "sharecropping" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include farming and sharecropping are common and in a sharecropping system. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sharecropping" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sharecropping

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

Lewis ate rib tips in his sharecropping days. (8 words)

From slavery to sharecropping, democrats have benefited from the existence and labor of black folk without any compensation. (18 words)

Sharecropping for black and white farmers became more common as a way to spread the risk of owning land. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Rather than focusing only on “character development” and literary elements in isolation, students read nonfiction texts and have discussions about Jim Crow, sharecropping, and the other historical realities that ground the text. (32 words)

Especially in societies without widespread industrialized farming, tenant farming and sharecropping are common; farmers either pay landowners for the right to use farmland or give up a portion of the crops. (31 words)

Across the South, sharecropping evolved, in which landless black and white farmers worked land owned by others in return for a share of the profits. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

From slavery to sharecropping, democrats have benefited from the existence and labor of black folk without any compensation.

Rather than focusing only on “character development” and literary elements in isolation, students read nonfiction texts and have discussions about Jim Crow, sharecropping, and the other historical realities that ground the text.

Lewis ate rib tips in his sharecropping days.

She continued to work in sharecropping, and by the time she was 24 in 1944, she had married and had a young daughter.

Across the South, sharecropping evolved, in which landless black and white farmers worked land owned by others in return for a share of the profits.

Especially in societies without widespread industrialized farming, tenant farming and sharecropping are common; farmers either pay landowners for the right to use farmland or give up a portion of the crops.

Sharecropping for black and white farmers became more common as a way to spread the risk of owning land.

This was no disadvantage to a clan with large landholdings since it could always rent out farms in a sharecropping system.

Common combinations with sharecropping

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sharecropping" in a sentence?
An example: "From slavery to sharecropping, democrats have benefited from the existence and labor of black folk without any compensation." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "sharecropping" from authentic English texts.
What does "sharecropping" mean?
Sharecropping means: The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "sharecropping", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.