Skippering is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Skippering meaning
present participle and gerund of skipper
Using Skippering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of skipper
- In the example corpus, skippering often appears in combinations such as: skippering the.
Context around Skippering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skippering
- In this selection, "skippering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, season and sailing stand out and add context to how "skippering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include last season skippering the team and of sailing skippering the 12. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skippering" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skippering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Casey made his first outing since when skippering the Blues’ reserves during their 2-1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth in the Central League Cup on Tuesday. (26 words)
Skippering on the division A boateorge Sidamon-Eristoff while sophomore Jessica Friedman was on crew During the fifth race, their boat broke down, and they were given four breakdown points. (30 words)
Sailing Scott also continued with his love of sailing, skippering the 12 metre yacht Sovereign in the 1964 challenge for the America's Cup which was held by the United States. (31 words)
Disney has made over 260 competitive appearance for the Nomads’ first team, winning the Cymru Premier League and the Welsh League Cup, in addition to last season skippering the team to Welsh Cup final glory. (35 words)
Sailing Scott also continued with his love of sailing, skippering the 12 metre yacht Sovereign in the 1964 challenge for the America's Cup which was held by the United States. (31 words)
Skippering on the division A boateorge Sidamon-Eristoff while sophomore Jessica Friedman was on crew During the fifth race, their boat broke down, and they were given four breakdown points. (30 words)
Example sentences (4)
Disney has made over 260 competitive appearance for the Nomads’ first team, winning the Cymru Premier League and the Welsh League Cup, in addition to last season skippering the team to Welsh Cup final glory.
Casey made his first outing since when skippering the Blues’ reserves during their 2-1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth in the Central League Cup on Tuesday.
Skippering on the division A boateorge Sidamon-Eristoff while sophomore Jessica Friedman was on crew During the fifth race, their boat broke down, and they were given four breakdown points.
Sailing Scott also continued with his love of sailing, skippering the 12 metre yacht Sovereign in the 1964 challenge for the America's Cup which was held by the United States.
Common combinations with skippering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: