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Waterboarding meaning

A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.

Using Waterboarding

  • The main meaning on this page is: A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
  • In the example corpus, waterboarding often appears in combinations such as: waterboarding and, the waterboarding, of waterboarding.

Context around Waterboarding

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

described 1× assault 1× stood 1× financially 1×

Often after:

poll 1× says 1× ended 1× plainly 1×

Sentence patterns with Waterboarding

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

began his waterboarding poll saturday 1× form of waterboarding says the 1× has described waterboarding and other 1× is financially waterboarding us 1× mused whether waterboarding for example 1× overseeing the waterboarding of detainees 1× position on waterboarding her past 1× prosecuted for waterboarding and other 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before lee began 1× dr mitchell has 1× during oral arguments 1× during wednesday s 1× propublica is retracting 1× senator ron wyden 1×

Common sentence endings:

and similar abuses 1× cia was using 1× effect on them 1× financially waterboarding us 1× fit that description 1× in destroying evidence 1×

Words around Waterboarding

Just before it in the word index:

waterboarded 6 waterboard 5 waterbirds 16 waterbird 7 waterberg 8 waterbending 6

Just after it in the word index:

waterbodies 17 waterbody 6 waterbombing 2 waterborne 45 waterboro 5 waterboy 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Waterboarding

  • In this selection, "waterboarding" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, described, assault, stood, poll, says and ended stand out and add context to how "waterboarding" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include began his waterboarding poll saturday and form of waterboarding says the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "waterboarding" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with waterboarding

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

Without any increases in financial aid, UO is financially waterboarding us. (11 words)

Under U.S. law as it then stood waterboarding plainly wasn’t torture. (13 words)

Does being a feminist require that you embraced Ms. Valenti's view of waterboarding? (14 words)

Longer example sentences

ProPublica is retracting parts of its story that linked Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to lead the CIA, with the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaida leader who was held at a secret “black site” prison in Thailand in 2002. (43 words)

During Wednesday’s hearing, Democrats and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) asked Haspel repeatedly about her position on waterboarding, her past as the base chief at a secret detention site in Thailand, and well as her role in destroying evidence. (40 words)

Dr. Mitchell has described waterboarding and other violence as well as sleep deprivation and forced nudity as part of a program of “conditioning” captives to cooperate that has no long-lasting effect on them. (34 words)

Question examples

Does being a feminist require that you embraced Ms. Valenti's view of waterboarding? (14 words)

Example sentences (14)

During oral arguments last year before the 10th Circuit panel, the judges questioned the scope of the phrase "physical injury," and mused whether waterboarding, for example, could fit that description.

Before Lee began his waterboarding poll Saturday, the senator conducted a similar poll, asking Republicans which they’d chose if forced to listen to KSL or NPR.

The torture then became more pronounced over time as he first gave her cold baths and showers in the form of waterboarding, says the solicitor’s office.

Dr. Mitchell has described waterboarding and other violence as well as sleep deprivation and forced nudity as part of a program of “conditioning” captives to cooperate that has no long-lasting effect on them.

The unit has allegedly abused its power on people, which has included beatings, sexual assault, waterboarding and similar abuses.

It’ll be like being a terrorist suspect walking into Guantanamo Bay, only without the waterboarding.

It’s the word “torture,” and the redaction symbolizes how ineffective “enhanced interrogation” tactics like waterboarding ended up being used, and then covered up.

Some of them were actually prosecuted for waterboarding and other acts of torture that we later would learn the CIA was using.

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Does being a feminist require that you embraced Ms. Valenti's view of waterboarding?

During Wednesday’s hearing, Democrats and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) asked Haspel repeatedly about her position on waterboarding, her past as the base chief at a secret detention site in Thailand, and well as her role in destroying evidence.

ProPublica is retracting parts of its story that linked Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to lead the CIA, with the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, a suspected al-Qaida leader who was held at a secret “black site” prison in Thailand in 2002.

Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, said her roles overseeing the waterboarding of detainees and the destruction of tapes were troubling.

Under U.S. law as it then stood waterboarding plainly wasn’t torture.

Without any increases in financial aid, UO is financially waterboarding us.

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Common combinations with waterboarding

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "waterboarding" in a sentence?
An example: "During oral arguments last year before the 10th Circuit panel, the judges questioned the scope of the phrase "physical injury," and mused whether waterboarding, for example, could fit that description." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "waterboarding" from authentic English texts.
What does "waterboarding" mean?
Waterboarding means: A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
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