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Tellings in a sentence

Related words

Tellings | Telling | Tellingly

Tellings meaning

plural of telling

Using Tellings

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of telling
  • In the example corpus, tellings often appears in combinations such as: tellings of, other tellings.

Context around Tellings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tragic 1× two 1×

Often after:

wounds 1×

Sentence patterns with Tellings

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

and his tellings of compositions 1× from other tellings of the 1× his two tellings of this 1× in other tellings the draug 1× in some tellings wounds received 1× recent re tellings of the 1× the re tellings of the 1× tragic tellings of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i must clarify 1× in his two 1× in other tellings 1× in some tellings 1× recent re tellings 1× sinatra s arranger 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 tournament arc 1× all too common 1× be the same 1× bleed at all 1× coat of arms 1× has already changed 1×

Words around Tellings

Just before it in the word index:

tellingly 66 telling 5.179 tellimer 2 tellies 2 tellier 12 tellez 20

Just after it in the word index:

tellis 5 telliskivi 5 tello 19 tells 4.895 telltale 93 tellurian 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Tellings

  • In this selection, "tellings" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tragic, two and wounds stand out and add context to how "tellings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and his tellings of compositions and from other tellings of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tellings" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tellings

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

Tragic tellings of the Shoah are all too common. (9 words)

Recent re-tellings of the story retain his emphasis. (9 words)

In some tellings, wounds received by one wearing the scabbard did not bleed at all. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Wal-Mart is letting fans put in their pre-orders for a blu-ray set that collects the first three "arcs" of the anime which include the re-tellings of the Battle of the Gods, the Resurrection of F, and the Universe 6 Tournament Arc. (45 words)

Sinatra’s arranger Nelson Riddle credited that heartache with the singer’s ability to plumb new emotional depths; you can hear it in both the song choices and his tellings of compositions by Rodgers and Hart, such as I’ll Never Be the Same. (44 words)

In other tellings, the draug is described as being a headless fisherman, dressed in oilskin and sailing in half a boat (the Norwegian municipality of Bø, Nordland has the half-boat in its coat-of-arms). (36 words)

Example sentences (8)

Sinatra’s arranger Nelson Riddle credited that heartache with the singer’s ability to plumb new emotional depths; you can hear it in both the song choices and his tellings of compositions by Rodgers and Hart, such as I’ll Never Be the Same.

Tragic tellings of the Shoah are all too common.

In his two tellings of this baseless story in a matter of hours, the destination city has already changed.

Wal-Mart is letting fans put in their pre-orders for a blu-ray set that collects the first three "arcs" of the anime which include the re-tellings of the Battle of the Gods, the Resurrection of F, and the Universe 6 Tournament Arc.

I must clarify now that the member I met with was polite and friendly, and I have heard the same from other tellings of the Cru narrative.

In other tellings, the draug is described as being a headless fisherman, dressed in oilskin and sailing in half a boat (the Norwegian municipality of Bø, Nordland has the half-boat in its coat-of-arms).

In some tellings, wounds received by one wearing the scabbard did not bleed at all.

Recent re-tellings of the story retain his emphasis.

Common combinations with tellings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tellings" in a sentence?
An example: "Sinatra’s arranger Nelson Riddle credited that heartache with the singer’s ability to plumb new emotional depths; you can hear it in both the song choices and his tellings of compositions by Rodgers and Hart, such as I’ll Never Be the Same." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "tellings" from authentic English texts.
What does "tellings" mean?
Tellings means: plural of telling
How many example sentences with "tellings" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "tellings", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.