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Theirs meaning

  1. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
  2. Their house or home.

Using Theirs

  • The main meaning on this page is: That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun. | Their house or home.
  • In the example corpus, theirs often appears in combinations such as: of theirs, theirs is, was theirs.

Context around Theirs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

revelation 1× advent 1× glory 1× monarchy 1× resurrection 1× vision 1× won 1× win 1× brush 1× run 1×

Often after:

alone 1× once 1× demonstrated 1×

Sentence patterns with Theirs

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

assess not theirs 1× away from theirs 1× ball was theirs and theirs 1× barrack and theirs 1× beatific vision theirs the eternal 1× bills won theirs and ravens 1× but theirs demonstrated that 1× different from theirs 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a recent kids 1× a third world 1× after a brief 1× after commander riker 1× all the black 1× all they know 1×

Common sentence endings:

and be confrontation 1× assess not theirs 1× away from theirs 1× barrack and theirs 1× different from theirs 1× end of theirs 1×

Words around Theirs

Just before it in the word index:

their 279.912 theiner 3 thein 27 theiler 4 theilen 4 theil 2

Just after it in the word index:

theis 28 theisen 8 theism 24 theisman 2 theismann 15 theiss 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

afl 680 alerts 680 arrivals 680 brighter 680 collided 680 cork 680

Corpus analysis for Theirs

  • In this selection, "theirs" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, revelation, advent, glory, alone, once and demonstrated stand out and add context to how "theirs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include assess not theirs and away from theirs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "theirs" sits close to words such as afl, alerts and arrivals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with theirs

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

And exchange Bitget backed away from theirs. (7 words)

I think Bills won theirs and Ravens win theirs. (9 words)

But we invite ourselves into theirs, again and again. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

But Lidia, the other events and communications coordinator, and I will run all the arts events, so kind of having a great process for them to run theirs as well as ours and make our events as great as possible. (40 words)

Theirs also are the things not seen as yet, reserved for future revelation, theirs the second advent, theirs the glory, theirs the fifth great monarchy, theirs the resurrection, theirs the beatific vision, theirs the eternal ecstasy. (36 words)

A recent kids' health behavior study found that 66 percent of children brush their teeth as they should, while 28 percent brush theirs once a day and 7 percent, mainly boys, less often than that. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Theirs also are the things not seen as yet, reserved for future revelation, theirs the second advent, theirs the glory, theirs the fifth great monarchy, theirs the resurrection, theirs the beatific vision, theirs the eternal ecstasy.

I think Bills won theirs and Ravens win theirs.

The ball was theirs and theirs alone, Rakitic, Arthur and Sergio Busquets exercising control, Alba leaving Nacho exposed and vulnerable.

After a brief back-and-forth, the house was theirs for $186,000 and they set a move-in date for early December.

After Commander Riker is injured while on an undercover mission, the people of the planet Malcor III see through his disguise and notice that his biology is different from theirs.

All the Black inmates were coming out of one window, and they were trapped in between our barrack and theirs.

All they know in life, is to lie, kill their own, steal what is not theirs and be confrontation.

And exchange Bitget backed away from theirs.

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A recent kids' health behavior study found that 66 percent of children brush their teeth as they should, while 28 percent brush theirs once a day and 7 percent, mainly boys, less often than that.

As a country, the year 2022 has gone down in our history as the year our university students stayed at home for eight months for no faults of theirs.

As the Nets start to plan for their season to start, team owner Joe Tsai’s other squad, the Liberty, is coming to the end of theirs.

A third world war might dig the grave not only of our communist opponents but also of our own society, our world as well as theirs.

Ava and Nate are not rich compared to their friends, but there’s an unspoken reality the show is sidestepping: In the Los Angeles housing market, that cozy home of theirs is worth millions.

Both companies can claim it was their partner’s responsibility to self-assess, not theirs.

But internationally, legal opinion has started to shift, and Japanese judges have shown, albeit slightly, that theirs might too.

But Lidia, the other events and communications coordinator, and I will run all the arts events, so kind of having a great process for them to run theirs as well as ours and make our events as great as possible.

But theirs demonstrated that some politicians can set aside their partisan alliances to vote for the best interests of their constituents, rather than their political parties’ agendas.

But the price of others have dropped as investors have panicked, fearing theirs, which were meant to provide more protection than shares, could face the same fate.

But we invite ourselves into theirs, again and again.

But, when it comes to keeping it healthy, a doctor recently shed a lot of light on what people should do to keep theirs in good condition.

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Common combinations with theirs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "theirs" in a sentence?
An example: "Theirs also are the things not seen as yet, reserved for future revelation, theirs the second advent, theirs the glory, theirs the fifth great monarchy, theirs the resurrection, theirs the beatific vision, theirs the eternal ecstasy." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "theirs" from authentic English texts.
What does "theirs" mean?
Theirs means: That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
How many example sentences with "theirs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "theirs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.