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How do you use Stymies in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Stymies in a sentence

Related words

Stymies | Stymie | Stymieing

Stymies meaning

plural of stymie

Using Stymies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of stymie

Context around Stymies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

violence 1× turn 1×

Often after:

criticism 1× investment 1× development 1×

Sentence patterns with Stymies

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

confusion that stymies the voting 1× corruption which stymies development and 1× in turn stymies investment 1× justify violence stymies criticism of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lack of 1× a prerequisite for 1× moreover casting jihadists 1× they may be 1×

Common sentence endings:

promote moderate islam 1× s business environment 1× the voting public 1× turn stymies investment 1×

Words around Stymies

Just before it in the word index:

stymieing 4 stymied 126 stymie 44 stylz 3 styluses 8 stylus 151

Just after it in the word index:

stymying 8 styne 6 stynes 2 stypa 2 styre 3 styrene 26

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Stymies

  • In this selection, "stymies" 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, violence, turn, criticism, investment and development stand out and add context to how "stymies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include confusion that stymies the voting and corruption which stymies development and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stymies" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stymies

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

A lack of joined up approach means government is not a good partner for business, which in turn stymies investment. (20 words)

They may be able to play their three-card Monty game into a complete state of confusion that stymies the voting public. (22 words)

A prerequisite for achieving many of these worthwhile objectives is curtailing endemic corruption, which stymies development and taints Nigeria's business environment. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Moreover, casting jihadists as deviants rather than products of problematic tenants of jurisprudence that justify violence stymies criticism of the justification of autocracy as a necessary means to combat violence and promote moderate Islam. (34 words)

They may be able to play their three-card Monty game into a complete state of confusion that stymies the voting public. (22 words)

A prerequisite for achieving many of these worthwhile objectives is curtailing endemic corruption, which stymies development and taints Nigeria's business environment. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

Moreover, casting jihadists as deviants rather than products of problematic tenants of jurisprudence that justify violence stymies criticism of the justification of autocracy as a necessary means to combat violence and promote moderate Islam.

A lack of joined up approach means government is not a good partner for business, which in turn stymies investment.

They may be able to play their three-card Monty game into a complete state of confusion that stymies the voting public.

A prerequisite for achieving many of these worthwhile objectives is curtailing endemic corruption, which stymies development and taints Nigeria's business environment.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stymies" in a sentence?
An example: "Moreover, casting jihadists as deviants rather than products of problematic tenants of jurisprudence that justify violence stymies criticism of the justification of autocracy as a necessary means to combat violence and promote moderate Islam." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "stymies" from authentic English texts.
What does "stymies" mean?
Stymies means: plural of stymie
How many example sentences with "stymies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "stymies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.