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How do you use Stymying in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Stymying in a sentence

Stymying meaning

present participle and gerund of stymie

Using Stymying

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

Context around Stymying

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

land 1× economy 1×

Often after:

parliament 2× cooperation 1×

Sentence patterns with Stymying

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

job of stymying the effectiveness 1× means of stymying the mueller 1× played in stymying cooperation between 1× purpose of stymying 1× purpose of stymying parliament 1× purpose of stymying parliament and 1× s economy stymying its development 1× the land stymying its flow 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all three first 1× and this means 1× boris johnson s 1× instead they said 1× newcastle s defenders 1× other factors are 1×

Common sentence endings:

a peripheral figure 1× between the two 1× into the sea 1× it is unlawful 1× its regional ambitions 1× of stymying parliament 1×

Words around Stymying

Just before it in the word index:

stymies 4 stymieing 4 stymied 126 stymie 44 stylz 3 styluses 8

Just after it in the word index:

styne 6 stynes 2 stypa 2 styre 3 styrene 26 styrenics 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Stymying

  • In this selection, "stymying" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, land, economy, parliament and cooperation stand out and add context to how "stymying" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include job of stymying the effectiveness and means of stymying the mueller. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stymying" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stymying

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

Instead, they said it was “motivated by the improper purpose of stymying parliament”. (13 words)

Sanctions are damaging Iran’s economy, stymying its development goals, angering its population, and perhaps even curtailing its regional ambitions. (20 words)

Other factors are known to slow the rise, such as dams impounding water on the land, stymying its flow into the sea. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

All three First Division judges have decided that the PM's advice to the HM the Queen is justiciable, that it was motivated by the improper purpose of stymying Parliament and that it, and what has followed from it, is unlawful. (41 words)

The renewed emphasis on potential areas in which the North and South could work together also appears to point to Seoul’s continued frustrations about the role that international sanctions have played in stymying cooperation between the two. (38 words)

Newcastle’s defenders did a fine job of stymying the effectiveness of Son Heung-min, which left a player with 15 goals and nine assists this season a peripheral figure. (30 words)

Example sentences (8)

Newcastle’s defenders did a fine job of stymying the effectiveness of Son Heung-min, which left a player with 15 goals and nine assists this season a peripheral figure.

Other factors are known to slow the rise, such as dams impounding water on the land, stymying its flow into the sea.

The renewed emphasis on potential areas in which the North and South could work together also appears to point to Seoul’s continued frustrations about the role that international sanctions have played in stymying cooperation between the two.

All three First Division judges have decided that the PM's advice to the HM the Queen is justiciable, that it was motivated by the improper purpose of stymying Parliament and that it, and what has followed from it, is unlawful.

Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament has been ruled “improper” and “unlawful” by three senior Scottish judges, who concluded it had been done with “the purpose of stymying.

Instead, they said it was “motivated by the improper purpose of stymying parliament”.

Sanctions are damaging Iran’s economy, stymying its development goals, angering its population, and perhaps even curtailing its regional ambitions.

And this means of stymying the Mueller investigation would be of lower salience than actually firing him while producing some similar benefits.

Common combinations with stymying

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stymying" in a sentence?
An example: "Newcastle’s defenders did a fine job of stymying the effectiveness of Son Heung-min, which left a player with 15 goals and nine assists this season a peripheral figure." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "stymying" from authentic English texts.
What does "stymying" mean?
Stymying means: present participle and gerund of stymie
How many example sentences with "stymying" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "stymying", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.