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Smartening in a sentence

Related words

Smartening | Smarten | Smartened

Smartening meaning

present participle and gerund of smarten

Using Smartening

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of smarten
  • In the example corpus, smartening often appears in combinations such as: smartening up.

Context around Smartening

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

switch 1×

Often after:

dumb 1×

Sentence patterns with Smartening

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

2m on smartening it up 1× is a smartening up approach 1× one switch smartening up one 1× smartening dumb devices 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but york businessman 1× rather than dumbing 1× smartening dumb devices 1×

Common sentence endings:

bed boutique hotel 1× highly divisive topic 1× never been easier 1× to go anyway 1×

Words around Smartening

Just before it in the word index:

smartened 4 smarten 4 smarted 4 smartdns 2 smartcoin 2 smartcity 2

Just after it in the word index:

smarter 405 smartest 155 smartfinancial 3 smartglasses 4 smarthub 3 smartice 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Smartening

  • In this selection, "smartening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, switch and dumb stand out and add context to how "smartening" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2m on smartening it up and is a smartening up approach. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "smartening" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with smartening

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

Smartening dumb devices has never been easier. (7 words)

Rather than “dumbing down” science for the public, this is a “smartening up” approach that has been shown to bring people together around a highly divisive topic. (27 words)

But York businessman Nick Bradley, who specialises in hospitality and real estate, has splashed out £2m on smartening it up and relaunching it as a 12-bed boutique hotel. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

If you've got a bank of multiple flood light bulbs overhead that are all wired to one switch, smartening up one switch instead of several bulbs might be the better way to go, anyway. (35 words)

But York businessman Nick Bradley, who specialises in hospitality and real estate, has splashed out £2m on smartening it up and relaunching it as a 12-bed boutique hotel. (29 words)

Rather than “dumbing down” science for the public, this is a “smartening up” approach that has been shown to bring people together around a highly divisive topic. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

But York businessman Nick Bradley, who specialises in hospitality and real estate, has splashed out £2m on smartening it up and relaunching it as a 12-bed boutique hotel.

If you've got a bank of multiple flood light bulbs overhead that are all wired to one switch, smartening up one switch instead of several bulbs might be the better way to go, anyway.

Smartening dumb devices has never been easier.

Rather than “dumbing down” science for the public, this is a “smartening up” approach that has been shown to bring people together around a highly divisive topic.

Common combinations with smartening

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • smartening up 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "smartening" in a sentence?
An example: "But York businessman Nick Bradley, who specialises in hospitality and real estate, has splashed out £2m on smartening it up and relaunching it as a 12-bed boutique hotel." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "smartening" from authentic English texts.
What does "smartening" mean?
Smartening means: present participle and gerund of smarten
How many example sentences with "smartening" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "smartening", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.