Wondering how to use Winnowing in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as winnow or sifting.
Winnowing meaning
The act of separating chaff from grain.
Synonyms of Winnowing
Using Winnowing
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of separating chaff from grain.
- Useful related words include: winnow, sifting, separation.
- In the example corpus, winnowing often appears in combinations such as: start winnowing, winnowing the, the winnowing.
Context around Winnowing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Winnowing
- In this selection, "winnowing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, start, work, hulling, process, group and mats stand out and add context to how "winnowing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to start winnowing the field and congress from winnowing their medicaid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "winnowing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with winnowing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Examples include baskets, hats, fish traps, trays or winnowing mats and floor mats. (13 words)
States had been barred by Congress from winnowing their Medicaid rolls since early 2020. (14 words)
The Abyss Special Edition DVD, The Restoration What emerges in the winnowing process is only the best stuff. (18 words)
By the addition of rakes, or shakers, and two pairs of fanners, all driven by the same machinery, the different processes of thrashing, shaking, and winnowing are now all at once performed, and the grain immediately prepared for the public market. (41 words)
It is hard work, winnowing out the dark angels from the bright, but it is exactly what humanity (not just Jews, but all humanity) needs to become skilled in if we are to survive and prosper. (36 words)
When rice is harvested, threshed, and winnowed by hand, it used to be that a good portion of it would be lost, either in the fields or during the hulling & winnowing process. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
States had been barred by Congress from winnowing their Medicaid rolls since early 2020.
They say the party needs to start winnowing the field earlier than it did in 2016 to help ensure the most electable nominee advances to the general election.
Over 48.5 million Americans have already voted, which leaves a winnowing group of persuadable individuals for Trump and Biden to win over.
Influenced by an extreme version of Darwinism, he considered the winnowing of the feeble and thriving of the ablest—in this case, himself—to be progress.
The next debate is in December, and it’s time for the party to start winnowing the field a bit more.
It is hard work, winnowing out the dark angels from the bright, but it is exactly what humanity (not just Jews, but all humanity) needs to become skilled in if we are to survive and prosper.
When rice is harvested, threshed, and winnowed by hand, it used to be that a good portion of it would be lost, either in the fields or during the hulling & winnowing process.
By the addition of rakes, or shakers, and two pairs of fanners, all driven by the same machinery, the different processes of thrashing, shaking, and winnowing are now all at once performed, and the grain immediately prepared for the public market.
Examples include baskets, hats, fish traps, trays or winnowing mats and floor mats.
Mechanical and hydraulic engineering A Han-dynasty pottery model of two men operating a winnowing machine with a crank handle and a tilt hammer used to pound grain.
One of the main functions of political parties is to mitigate the effect of spoiler-prone voting methods by winnowing on a local level the contenders before the election.
The Abyss Special Edition DVD, The Restoration What emerges in the winnowing process is only the best stuff.
Common combinations with winnowing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: