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Wondering how to use Supernumerary in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as extra or mortal.

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Supernumerary in a sentence

Supernumerary meaning

  1. A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
  2. An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
  3. Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.

Synonyms of Supernumerary

extra mortal somebody someone individual person unneeded unnecessary surplus superfluous supererogatory spare redundant excess soul

Related words

Other words often associated with Supernumerary or its synonyms:

organism being cause superabundance nimiety uncalled-for inessential necessary surplusage needless overmuch unessential

Using Supernumerary

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). | An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier. | Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
  • Useful related words include: extra, mortal, somebody, someone.
  • In the example corpus, supernumerary often appears in combinations such as: as supernumerary.

Context around Supernumerary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

blitz 1× seats 1× tentacleusing 1× police 1× officer 1×

Sentence patterns with Supernumerary

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

appellants as supernumerary police officers 1× as a supernumerary officer 1× limit on supernumerary blitz chests 1× niggurath s supernumerary tentacleusing a 1× number of supernumerary or royal 1× of the supernumerary seats for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in july 1761 1× shub niggurath s 1× while summarising the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a supernumerary officer 1× foreign royal families 1× get around that 1× gets torn up 1× governments and institutes 1× with appointment letters 1×

Words around Supernumerary

Just before it in the word index:

supernovas 13 supernovae 92 supernova 204 supernormal 4 supernode 2 supernet 5

Just after it in the word index:

supernus 8 superorder 12 superordinate 4 superorganism 4 superoxide 24 superoxides 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Supernumerary

  • In this selection, "supernumerary" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, blitz, seats and tentacleusing stand out and add context to how "supernumerary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include appellants as supernumerary police officers and as a supernumerary officer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "supernumerary" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with supernumerary

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

In July 1761, Paine returned to Thetford to work as a supernumerary officer. (13 words)

Shub-Niggurath's Supernumerary Tentacleusing a wheelchair in a house, no matter how careful you are, stuff gets torn up. (20 words)

There are also a smaller number of Supernumerary, or Royal, Knights and Ladies, who are members of British or foreign royal families. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

While summarising the lead judgment, Justice Okoro said: “The summary of the facts is that the 1st to 15 respondents were employed by the appellants as Supernumerary Police officers (SPY) and issued with appointment letters. (35 words)

It’s a guaranteed Exotic gear drop, so I get that it shouldn’t be happening all the time (though a daily or weekly limit on Supernumerary Blitz chests would also get around that). (34 words)

These 25% of the supernumerary seats for international students will not include the international students under exchange programmes or and through MoUs between UGC, governments and institutes. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

It’s a guaranteed Exotic gear drop, so I get that it shouldn’t be happening all the time (though a daily or weekly limit on Supernumerary Blitz chests would also get around that).

There are also a smaller number of Supernumerary, or Royal, Knights and Ladies, who are members of British or foreign royal families.

These 25% of the supernumerary seats for international students will not include the international students under exchange programmes or and through MoUs between UGC, governments and institutes.

Shub-Niggurath's Supernumerary Tentacleusing a wheelchair in a house, no matter how careful you are, stuff gets torn up.

While summarising the lead judgment, Justice Okoro said: “The summary of the facts is that the 1st to 15 respondents were employed by the appellants as Supernumerary Police officers (SPY) and issued with appointment letters.

In July 1761, Paine returned to Thetford to work as a supernumerary officer.

Common combinations with supernumerary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • as supernumerary 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "supernumerary" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s a guaranteed Exotic gear drop, so I get that it shouldn’t be happening all the time (though a daily or weekly limit on Supernumerary Blitz chests would also get around that)." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "supernumerary" from authentic English texts.
What does "supernumerary" mean?
Supernumerary means: A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
What are synonyms of "supernumerary"?
Common synonyms of "supernumerary" include: extra, mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, unneeded, unnecessary. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "supernumerary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "supernumerary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.