Shifting means: A shift or change; a shifting movement. Related words include variable or loose. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Shifting in practice.

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Shifting in a sentence

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Shifting meaning

  1. A shift or change; a shifting movement.
  2. The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.

Synonyms of Shifting

variable shifty unsteady unfirm loose shift motion movement move

Example sentences (20)

But some immediate neighbors, wary of late-night noise, say they've been thrown off by the space's shifting plans.

Are you seeing any sort of shifting signs on the politics around single-family rental and some of your major markets?

Authorities cautioned other residents who were suddenly seeing smoke due to shifting winds to avoid the outdoors.

Also, a team of Chinese researchers created a shape-shifting robot that turns into liquid and reverts to solid.

Industry CEOs are amplifying hedges on their goals of shifting to all-electric fleets by the middle of the next decade.

Charlie Manzalo, also 17 who was into ballet before shifting to gymnastics, sees action in the vault finals on Thursday.

Each of these close passes produces a gravitational pull, shifting the planet's orbit and causing it to bulge.

In politically unstable Meghalaya a single party government is rare and shifting loyalties of the legislators is common.

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Canny savers are shifting their hard-earned cash to higher interest rate savings accounts in a blow to High Street banks.

In the days leading up to the Bank of England announcement, you could see the tide shifting away from 50 bps.

He highlighted the region’s increasing role as a production hub, particularly in light of shifting international dynamics.

BN: How do you see the threat landscape shifting in the coming years, especially given economic conditions?

In an opinion published by Al Jazeera in 2014, Prof. Tamale criticised Museveni for shifting his position on homosexuality.

But now Americans are shifting their priorities from time saving to money saving — and unintentionally, mental health saving.

As these lava flows cooled and solidified on unstable, shifting ground, they became compressed, resulting in 'wrinkle ridges'.

After intermission, Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 closed the night, shifting the spotlight from Lu to assistant conductor Earl Lee.

Consumers who require stable energy supply have made alternative plans, in most cases shifting to the use of diesel generators.

For the 2023 festival, all outdoor shows will take place in the new space, shifting entirely away from the Bessborough Gardens.

But for all intents and purposes, we now see policy shifting firmly towards a 'higher for longer' era.

His pretentious attitude rubs people the wrong way and his shifting alliances make him untrustworthy.

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Common combinations with shifting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • shifting to 28×
  • shifting the 19×
  • is shifting 15×
  • are shifting 12×
  • the shifting 10×
  • by shifting
  • shifting from
  • of shifting
  • and shifting
  • shifting away

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shifting" in a sentence?
An example: "But some immediate neighbors, wary of late-night noise, say they've been thrown off by the space's shifting plans." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "shifting" from real English texts.
What does "shifting" mean?
Shifting means: A shift or change; a shifting movement.
What are synonyms of "shifting"?
Common synonyms of "shifting" include: variable, shifty, unsteady, unfirm, loose, shift, motion, movement. Plus 1 more synonym.
How many example sentences with "shifting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "shifting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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