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Explore Unmaking through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Unmaking in a sentence

Unmaking meaning

present participle and gerund of unmake

Using Unmaking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of unmake
  • In the example corpus, unmaking often appears in combinations such as: unmaking of, and unmaking, the unmaking.

Context around Unmaking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

making 1×

Sentence patterns with Unmaking

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

and the unmaking of the 1× book the unmaking of the 1× making and unmaking a woolen 1× making and unmaking of a 1× making and unmaking of an 1× making and unmaking of british 1× making and unmaking of gender 1× making and unmaking of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among his recent 1× before the storm 1× final analysis the 1× he served at 1× in 1983 five 1× penelope follows to 1×

Common sentence endings:

1964 perlstein rick 1× citation khan yasmin 1× in samoan society 1× in the film 1× november 12 2019 1× of a psychoanalyst 1×

Words around Unmaking

Just before it in the word index:

unmake 8 unmaintainable 2 unmailed 3 unmagnetized 3 unmade 17 unma 2

Just after it in the word index:

unmalted 3 unmanageable 51 unmanaged 33 unmanly 13 unmanned 352 unmapped 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Unmaking

  • In this selection, "unmaking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, making stand out and add context to how "unmaking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the unmaking of the and book the unmaking of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unmaking" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unmaking

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

Final Analysis: The Making and Unmaking of a Psychoanalyst. (9 words)

Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India (2000) * citation * Khan, Yasmin. (12 words)

Among his recent publications is his 2008 book, The Unmaking of the Middle East. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Professor Karl Bryant speaks during a Q&A session UCI during a two-part program that began with an art installation by Sé Sullivan titled, “The Making and Unmaking of Gender Identity in Childhood” in Irvine on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. (41 words)

In 1983, five years after Mead had died, New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman published Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth, in which he challenged Mead's major findings about sexuality in Samoan society. (39 words)

He served at the State Department during the second Obama administration and his new book, A Rope From the Sky: The Making & Unmaking of the World's Newest State, chronicles the birth and collapse of South Sudan. (37 words)

Example sentences (9)

Among his recent publications is his 2008 book, The Unmaking of the Middle East.

Penelope follows to some degree the Homeric script of making and unmaking a woolen coat for Laertes, father of Odysseus, who does not appear in the film.

He served at the State Department during the second Obama administration and his new book, A Rope From the Sky: The Making & Unmaking of the World's Newest State, chronicles the birth and collapse of South Sudan.

Professor Karl Bryant speaks during a Q&A session UCI during a two-part program that began with an art installation by Sé Sullivan titled, “The Making and Unmaking of Gender Identity in Childhood” in Irvine on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.

Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus (2002) broad account of 1964 * Perlstein, Rick.

Final Analysis: The Making and Unmaking of a Psychoanalyst.

In 1983, five years after Mead had died, New Zealand anthropologist Derek Freeman published Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth, in which he challenged Mead's major findings about sexuality in Samoan society.

Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India (2000) * citation * Khan, Yasmin.

They force the dialectical movements of the making and unmaking of the self before God to undergo lyrical imitations of meditation while the clefts, rifts, abysses, are everywhere to be seen.

Common combinations with unmaking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unmaking" in a sentence?
An example: "Among his recent publications is his 2008 book, The Unmaking of the Middle East." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "unmaking" from authentic English texts.
What does "unmaking" mean?
Unmaking means: present participle and gerund of unmake
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