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Utilitarians is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Utilitarians in a sentence

Related words

Utilitarians | Utilitarian

Utilitarians meaning

plural of utilitarian

Using Utilitarians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of utilitarian

Context around Utilitarians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

theological 1× hedonistic 1× preclude 1×

Often after:

needed 1× protectionist 1× claim 1×

Sentence patterns with Utilitarians

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

abolitionist and utilitarians protectionist 1× not preclude utilitarians from fostering 1× the hedonistic utilitarians needed a 1× the theological utilitarians had the 1× utilitarians claim that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

finally whilst motives 1× rights theorists tend 1× the theological utilitarians 1× utilitarians claim that 1×

Common sentence endings:

a different defense 1× and utilitarians protectionist 1× in their lives 1× increase overall happiness 1×

Words around Utilitarians

Just before it in the word index:

utilitarianism 49 utilitarian 117 utilita 20 utilising 148 utilises 36 utilised 254

Just after it in the word index:

utilitas 5 utilities 1.231 utility 2.312 utilityman 8 utilizable 1 utilization 328

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Utilitarians

  • In this selection, "utilitarians" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, theological, hedonistic, preclude, needed, protectionist and claim stand out and add context to how "utilitarians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abolitionist and utilitarians protectionist and not preclude utilitarians from fostering. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "utilitarians" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with utilitarians

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

Rights-theorists tend to be abolitionist and utilitarians protectionist. (9 words)

Utilitarians claim that what moves people is mainly the desire to be happy, to accumulate pleasure in their lives. (19 words)

The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Finally, whilst motives may not play a role in determining the morality of an action, this does not preclude utilitarians from fostering particular motives if doing so will increase overall happiness. (31 words)

The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense. (24 words)

Utilitarians claim that what moves people is mainly the desire to be happy, to accumulate pleasure in their lives. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense.

Finally, whilst motives may not play a role in determining the morality of an action, this does not preclude utilitarians from fostering particular motives if doing so will increase overall happiness.

Rights-theorists tend to be abolitionist and utilitarians protectionist.

Utilitarians claim that what moves people is mainly the desire to be happy, to accumulate pleasure in their lives.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "utilitarians" in a sentence?
An example: "The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "utilitarians" from authentic English texts.
What does "utilitarians" mean?
Utilitarians means: plural of utilitarian
How many example sentences with "utilitarians" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "utilitarians", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.