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Sic is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like set or assail. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sic in a sentence

Related words

Sic | Sick | Sickness | Sicily | Sickle | Sicilian | Sickening | Sickened | Sickly

Sic meaning

  1. Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
  2. Used in the manner of scare quotes

Synonyms of Sic

set assail assault set on attack

Related words

Other words often associated with Sic or its synonyms:

fight defend ravishment onset blast fix contend criticize attempt fire ready arrange

Using Sic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source. | Used in the manner of scare quotes
  • Useful related words include: set, assail, assault, set on.
  • In the example corpus, sic often appears in combinations such as: sic and, sic the, the sic.

Context around Sic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

join 1× inncocent 1× flop 1× know 1× wot 1× emperors 1× born 1× foist 1× suppose 1× campus 1×

Often after:

chairman 1× children 1× monkey 1× surrounded 1× wondering 1× package 1× stung 1× demands 1× sox 1× paid 1×

Sentence patterns with Sic

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

an amended sic package into 1× and flop sic it and 1× are suppose sic to be 1× buy wot sic u want 1× case your sic wondering where 1× get slime sic stung bitten 1× has a sic sox circular 1× increase in sic demands 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a third posted 1× and it isn 1× canadore college in 1× chief david obi 1× daniel kwan admitted 1× georgia harrison said 1×

Common sentence endings:

and suspected meningitis 1× becomes the protagonist 1× children for fun 1× collect their pvcs 1× for 72 hours 1× hypocritical college kid 1×

Words around Sic

Just before it in the word index:

sibylline 10 sibylle 2 sibylla 8 sibyl 21 sibuyi 3 sibuyan 4

Just after it in the word index:

sica 18 sicamous 12 sicard 4 sicari 2 sicarii 2 sicario 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

absences 179 adjusts 179 adore 179 aquaculture 179 asap 179 astrazeneca 179

Corpus analysis for Sic

  • In this selection, "sic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, join, inncocent, flop, chairman, children and monkey stand out and add context to how "sic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an amended sic package into and and flop sic it and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sic" sits close to words such as absences, adjusts and adore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sic

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

His three daughters have all been named after… Roman emperors (sic). (11 words)

Meanwhile, Obasanjo was foist (sic) on Nigerians as President in 1999. (11 words)

Georgia Harrison said: "Yes guys hahaha, if u know u know (sic)". (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Daniel Kwan admitted to THR: 'We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle's character and flop (sic) it and she becomes the protagonist. (40 words)

The SIC chairman asserted said that the PTI decision to join SIC was to bring them “under one umbrella”, and was conveyed to him via the party’s top leaders – Barrister Gohar Khan and Omar Ayub Khan. (37 words)

So, when a letter to the editor refers sarcastically to my peers at North Beach as "UVM's premier student ecoists (sic)," the author is relying on a well-worn trope: the idealistic, yet hypocritical, college kid. (37 words)

Question examples

If not, who born (sic) monkey for students to be at home for eight months, registered to vote yet can’t because schools are open & they can’t collect their PVCs? (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

The SIC chairman asserted said that the PTI decision to join SIC was to bring them “under one umbrella”, and was conveyed to him via the party’s top leaders – Barrister Gohar Khan and Omar Ayub Khan.

And it isn’t (sic) the PA shooting inncocent (sic) children for fun.

A third posted: “This guy is just not okay he thinks everything he does is normal I think not (sic)”.

Daniel Kwan admitted to THR: 'We were having trouble figuring out the casting for the father figure, and one of us started wondering what happens if we take Michelle's character and flop (sic) it and she becomes the protagonist.

Georgia Harrison said: "Yes guys hahaha, if u know u know (sic)".

He said: "Am I allowed to buy some frozen veg potatoes and gravy?' to which Garvey said: "Buy wot (sic) u want don't get lower then ur mark'.

His three daughters have all been named after… Roman emperors (sic).

If not, who born (sic) monkey for students to be at home for eight months, registered to vote yet can’t because schools are open & they can’t collect their PVCs?

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Meanwhile, Obasanjo was foist (sic) on Nigerians as President in 1999.

Nonprofits run warming centers and are suppose (sic) to be able to maintain for 72 hours.

Police has (sic) surrounded my house,” the PTI chief — who was ousted as the Prime Minister last year in April — said in a tweet.

Recently, the company launched a partnership with Lesotho’s Lerotholi Polytechnic for the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) to boost youth employment in the technology sector.

She wrote: “In case your (sic) wondering where we’ve been, last week I took Atreus to A&E after feeling like something wasn’t right and he was immediately admitted with sepsis and suspected meningitis.

Sic Bo involves predicting the outcome of the roll of three dice.

So, when a letter to the editor refers sarcastically to my peers at North Beach as "UVM's premier student ecoists (sic)," the author is relying on a well-worn trope: the idealistic, yet hypocritical, college kid.

The review also said the government planned to introduce an amended SIC package into parliament later this year "taking into consideration the submissions received during the public consultation process".

They’ve got to get slime (sic), stung, bitten and scratched by it to really feel it.

With its additional investments and the new S5 Line, ON is in a great position to capitalize on the predicted increase in SiC demands.

Canadore College in North Bay is one of 18 sites that now has a Sic Sox Circular collection box where used textiles can be dropped off for resale or recycling.

Chief David Obi Oknokwo (sic) paid the stated amount and occupied the stall.

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Common combinations with sic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sic" in a sentence?
An example: "The SIC chairman asserted said that the PTI decision to join SIC was to bring them “under one umbrella”, and was conveyed to him via the party’s top leaders – Barrister Gohar Khan and Omar Ayub Khan." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sic" from authentic English texts.
What does "sic" mean?
Sic means: Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
What are synonyms of "sic"?
Common synonyms of "sic" include: set, assail, assault, set on, attack.
How many example sentences with "sic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.