Whomsoever is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Whomsoever in a sentence
Whomsoever meaning
Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
Using Whomsoever
- The main meaning on this page is: Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
- In the example corpus, whomsoever often appears in combinations such as: whomsoever they.
Context around Whomsoever
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whomsoever
- In this selection, "whomsoever" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, support, death and impeach stand out and add context to how "whomsoever" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it to whomsoever you will and supported by whomsoever they visit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whomsoever" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whomsoever
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He had also said that the audience are sensible and would support whomsoever they like. (15 words)
According to Suetonius, Nero "showed neither discrimination nor moderation in putting to death whomsoever he pleased" during this period. (19 words)
Electors were free to vote for whomsoever they pleased (including themselves), but dynastic considerations played a great part in the choice. (21 words)
May this confession which has been asked from me and which I willingly give, written and subscribed by my own hand, with authority to show it to whomsoever you will, for I am not ashamed of the Gospel, may it produce some good fruit! (44 words)
They have no home or land or occupation; they are supported by whomsoever they visit, as lavish of the property of others as they are regardless of their own, till at length the feebleness of age makes them unequal to so stern a valour. (44 words)
However, in 1681, the Commons declared that they had the right to impeach whomsoever they pleased, and the Lords have respected this resolution. (23 words)
May this confession which has been asked from me and which I willingly give, written and subscribed by my own hand, with authority to show it to whomsoever you will, for I am not ashamed of the Gospel, may it produce some good fruit! (44 words)
Example sentences (6)
He had also said that the audience are sensible and would support whomsoever they like.
According to Suetonius, Nero "showed neither discrimination nor moderation in putting to death whomsoever he pleased" during this period.
Electors were free to vote for whomsoever they pleased (including themselves), but dynastic considerations played a great part in the choice.
However, in 1681, the Commons declared that they had the right to impeach whomsoever they pleased, and the Lords have respected this resolution.
May this confession which has been asked from me and which I willingly give, written and subscribed by my own hand, with authority to show it to whomsoever you will, for I am not ashamed of the Gospel, may it produce some good fruit!
They have no home or land or occupation; they are supported by whomsoever they visit, as lavish of the property of others as they are regardless of their own, till at length the feebleness of age makes them unequal to so stern a valour.
Common combinations with whomsoever
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: