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Telecommute is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Telecommute in a sentence

Telecommute meaning

To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.

Using Telecommute

  • The main meaning on this page is: To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
  • In the example corpus, telecommute often appears in combinations such as: to telecommute, can telecommute.

Context around Telecommute

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

employees 1×

Often after:

full 1×

Sentence patterns with Telecommute

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

can just telecommute and hold 1× commute or telecommute in order 1× easier to telecommute 1× home and telecommute if possible 1× opportunity to telecommute 4 days 1× option to telecommute 1× their employees telecommute on monday 1× workers to telecommute from home 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after 1976 students 1× atlanta s mayor 1× everyone in my 1× find a job 1× i mean not 1× laura baker executive 1×

Common sentence endings:

and hold meetings 1× days a week 1× drop to zero 1× easier to telecommute 1× including graduate classes 1× option to telecommute 1×

Words around Telecommute

Just before it in the word index:

telecommunity 3 telecommunicators 8 telecommunications 892 telecommunication 266 telecomm 2 telecom 725

Just after it in the word index:

telecommuting 15 telecoms 197 telecomunicaciones 3 teleconference 78 teleconferences 3 teleconferencing 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Telecommute

  • In this selection, "telecommute" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, employees and full stand out and add context to how "telecommute" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include can just telecommute and hold and commute or telecommute in order. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "telecommute" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with telecommute

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

Atlanta’s mayor urged businesses to let their employees telecommute on Monday. (12 words)

On Dec. 1, teachers must report to their schools instead of having the option to telecommute. (16 words)

Find a job where you can telecommute full time, and your commuting costs will drop to zero. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Everyone in my department was granted 15 paid days of emergency leave to use as they needed (I used none of it so far) and we were given the opportunity to telecommute 4 days a week. (36 words)

There were loads of reports of hospitals reaching surge capacity, school closings due to high numbers of influenza cases, and people being told by their employers to stay home and telecommute if possible. (33 words)

Laura Baker, executive director and cofounder of CyberWyoming, said the coronavirus threat is changing how businesses operate as they encourage workers to telecommute from home. (25 words)

Example sentences (9)

Everyone in my department was granted 15 paid days of emergency leave to use as they needed (I used none of it so far) and we were given the opportunity to telecommute 4 days a week.

I mean, not everybody is able to work from home or have these sort of jobs where they can just telecommute and hold meetings.

Laura Baker, executive director and cofounder of CyberWyoming, said the coronavirus threat is changing how businesses operate as they encourage workers to telecommute from home.

Older workers are less likely than younger ones to work in tech and finance, two industries where it’s easier to telecommute.

On Dec. 1, teachers must report to their schools instead of having the option to telecommute.

Atlanta’s mayor urged businesses to let their employees telecommute on Monday.

Find a job where you can telecommute full time, and your commuting costs will drop to zero.

There were loads of reports of hospitals reaching surge capacity, school closings due to high numbers of influenza cases, and people being told by their employers to stay home and telecommute if possible.

After 1976, students could either commute or telecommute in order to attend upper level courses, including graduate classes.

Common combinations with telecommute

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "telecommute" in a sentence?
An example: "Everyone in my department was granted 15 paid days of emergency leave to use as they needed (I used none of it so far) and we were given the opportunity to telecommute 4 days a week." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "telecommute" from authentic English texts.
What does "telecommute" mean?
Telecommute means: To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
How many example sentences with "telecommute" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "telecommute", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.