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How do you use Stymieing in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Stymieing in a sentence

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Stymieing | Stymie | Stymies

Stymieing meaning

present participle and gerund of stymie

Using Stymieing

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

Context around Stymieing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

parliament 3×

Sentence patterns with Stymieing

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

intention of stymieing parliament 1× purpose of stymieing parliament 1× purpose of stymieing parliament and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but in scotland 1× but the court 1× last week scotland 1×

Common sentence endings:

of stymieing parliament 2× to suspend parliament 1×

Words around Stymieing

Just before it in the word index:

stymied 126 stymie 44 stylz 3 styluses 8 stylus 151 stylopidia 2

Just after it in the word index:

stymies 4 stymying 8 styne 6 stynes 2 stypa 2 styre 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aapke 6

Corpus analysis for Stymieing

  • In this selection, "stymieing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, parliament stand out and add context to how "stymieing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include intention of stymieing parliament and purpose of stymieing parliament. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stymieing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stymieing

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

Last week, Scotland's highest civil court ruled the prorogation illegal because it had the intention of stymieing Parliament. (19 words)

But the Court of Session judges were unanimous in finding that Mr Johnson was motivated by the “improper purpose of stymieing Parliament”, and he had effectively misled the Queen in advising her to suspend Parliament. (35 words)

But in Scotland, a cross-party group of MPs and peers won a ruling from the Inner House of the Court of Session that Mr Johnson's prorogation decision was unlawful because it was "motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing Parliament". (42 words)

Longer example sentences

But in Scotland, a cross-party group of MPs and peers won a ruling from the Inner House of the Court of Session that Mr Johnson's prorogation decision was unlawful because it was "motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing Parliament". (42 words)

But the Court of Session judges were unanimous in finding that Mr Johnson was motivated by the “improper purpose of stymieing Parliament”, and he had effectively misled the Queen in advising her to suspend Parliament. (35 words)

Last week, Scotland's highest civil court ruled the prorogation illegal because it had the intention of stymieing Parliament. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

But in Scotland, a cross-party group of MPs and peers won a ruling from the Inner House of the Court of Session that Mr Johnson's prorogation decision was unlawful because it was "motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing Parliament".

But the Court of Session judges were unanimous in finding that Mr Johnson was motivated by the “improper purpose of stymieing Parliament”, and he had effectively misled the Queen in advising her to suspend Parliament.

Last week, Scotland's highest civil court ruled the prorogation illegal because it had the intention of stymieing Parliament.

Common combinations with stymieing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stymieing" in a sentence?
An example: "But in Scotland, a cross-party group of MPs and peers won a ruling from the Inner House of the Court of Session that Mr Johnson's prorogation decision was unlawful because it was "motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing Parliament"." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "stymieing" from authentic English texts.
What does "stymieing" mean?
Stymieing means: present participle and gerund of stymie
How many example sentences with "stymieing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "stymieing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.