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Thine is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Thine meaning

Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

Using Thine

  • The main meaning on this page is: Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
  • In the example corpus, thine often appears in combinations such as: for thine, thine is, thine own.

Context around Thine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

unto 1× awaken 1× engineer 1× know 1× substituted 1× receive 1×

Often after:

own 2× heart 1× senses 1× body 1× rosary 1× home 1× enemy 1× instead 1× eye 1×

Sentence patterns with Thine

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

and in thine 1× and substituted thine instead 1× awaken thine senses and 1× burned at thine so went 1× doxology for thine is the 1× for thine is the 1× go make thine home in 1× hand of thine we ll 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and as shirley 1× as polonius s 1× as that youth 1× awaken thine senses 1× christ prayed saying 1× clontz p 452 1×

Common sentence endings:

ever and ever 2× all thy members 1× and in thine 1× auld lang syne 1× body hath doubts 1× button is pushed 1×

Words around Thine

Just before it in the word index:

thindwa 3 thind 5 thin 2.438 thimpu 2 thimphu 88 thimodya 2

Just after it in the word index:

thing 19.212 thingamajig 13 thingie 3 thingies 3 thingol 3 things 30.988

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Thine

  • In this selection, "thine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unto, awaken, engineer, own, heart and senses stand out and add context to how "thine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and in thine and and substituted thine instead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thine" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thine

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

The mind is willing, but thine body hath doubts! (9 words)

So return and represent me in my family and in thine. (11 words)

Awaken thine senses, and embrace the re-imagined history of Marvel's lionhearted heroes. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

When Reformers set out to translate the King James Bible, they assumed that a Greek manuscript they possessed was ancient and therefore adopted the phrase "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever" into the Lord’s Prayer. (41 words)

I suppose it'll be written in the T&Cs that "Thou Shalt Not Reprogram or Reverse Engineer Thine Rosary", because I kinda want it to play "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry when the button is pushed. (39 words)

And as Shirley Temple might sing, “… so here’s a hand my trusty friend and gie’s a hand of thine … we’ll take a cup o’kindness yet for days of auld lang syne. (35 words)

Exclamation examples

The mind is willing, but thine body hath doubts! (9 words)

Example sentences (18)

Consider this passage, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Awaken thine senses, and embrace the re-imagined history of Marvel's lionhearted heroes.

Christ prayed, “Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

The mind is willing, but thine body hath doubts!

And as Shirley Temple might sing, “… so here’s a hand my trusty friend and gie’s a hand of thine … we’ll take a cup o’kindness yet for days of auld lang syne.

And so it was with thine and mine ‘Letter to My Uncle’ and ‘Letter to My Nephew’.

For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, For ever and ever.

I suppose it'll be written in the T&Cs that "Thou Shalt Not Reprogram or Reverse Engineer Thine Rosary", because I kinda want it to play "Jesus Built My Hot Rod" by Ministry when the button is pushed.

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As Polonius's son Laertes prepares to depart for a visit to France, Polonius gives him contradictory advice that culminates in the ironic maxim "to thine own self be true".

As that youth's eyes burned at thine, so went Thy spell through him, and left his straight neck bent And round his heart one strangling golden hair.

Clontz, p. 452 Doxology "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

Go, if it be thy lot, unto the waters; go, make thine home in plants with all thy members.

Shirley, Know Thine Enemy (1997), p. 207. The famous "capitulation" law (or "status-of-forces agreement") would allow members of the U.S. armed forces in Iran to be tried in their own military courts.

Some thought it placed better emphasis on the respective power of Parliament and the Crown to change "her" to "our"; others pointed out that the theology was somewhat dubious and substituted "thine" instead.

So return and represent me in my family and in thine.

The Sanskrit genitive is also occasionally found in Malayalam poetry, especially the personal pronouns "mama" ("my" or "mine") and "tava" ("thy" or "thine").

The Sun receive thine eye, the Wind thy Prana (life-principle, breathe); go, as thy merit is, to earth or heaven.

When Reformers set out to translate the King James Bible, they assumed that a Greek manuscript they possessed was ancient and therefore adopted the phrase "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever" into the Lord’s Prayer.

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Common combinations with thine

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thine" in a sentence?
An example: "Consider this passage, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thine" from authentic English texts.
What does "thine" mean?
Thine means: Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
How many example sentences with "thine" are there?
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