Explore Unfriending through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unfriending meaning
present participle and gerund of unfriend
Using Unfriending
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of unfriend
Context around Unfriending
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unfriending
- In this selection, "unfriending" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, film, condemning, entirely, mentioned and people stand out and add context to how "unfriending" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include feature film unfriending a dark and is condemning unfriending or unfollowing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unfriending" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unfriending
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Block that noise without unfriending, by simply unfollowing him or her. (11 words)
The "unfriending" mentioned by Sean Feucht is in all likelihood just the beginning. (13 words)
This includes the Canadian premiere of the feature film Unfriending—“a dark comedy of bad manners”—directed by Brett and Jason Butler. (22 words)
While distancing yourself from someone, or even unfriending people, may seem like an extreme and uncomfortable decision, it is actually one of the most powerful acts of self-care you can practice. (32 words)
It originated from the practice of “cancelling” – that is, condemning, unfriending or unfollowing – someone on social media because that person said something that others find offensive. (26 words)
However, provided your ex didn’t do something to warrant being cut out of your life entirely, unfriending them can feel unnecessarily harsh. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
The "unfriending" mentioned by Sean Feucht is in all likelihood just the beginning.
This includes the Canadian premiere of the feature film Unfriending—“a dark comedy of bad manners”—directed by Brett and Jason Butler.
While distancing yourself from someone, or even unfriending people, may seem like an extreme and uncomfortable decision, it is actually one of the most powerful acts of self-care you can practice.
Block that noise without unfriending, by simply unfollowing him or her.
It originated from the practice of “cancelling” – that is, condemning, unfriending or unfollowing – someone on social media because that person said something that others find offensive.
However, provided your ex didn’t do something to warrant being cut out of your life entirely, unfriending them can feel unnecessarily harsh.