The word statement in a sentence

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Re-word the statement in a positive way and you’ll begin to create a new habit of being optimistic

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when Jesus made a bold statement when He said He will

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‘What!’ he exclaimed almost against his will, his calm front shattered by my statement

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Inspector Ditton, who is in charge of the enquiry, has issued a statement that the police are now exploring other avenues in their search for the murderer

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’ I said, making a statement rather than asking a question

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We possess a great deal of knowledge, mental power, and capacities, which have never been drawn forth from the realm of the subconscious into objective usefulness; anyone who has watched the effect of Meditation upon the beginner will substantiate this statement

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When I was young, the criteria for getting a job tended to be linked to how good you looked in a mini skirt … okay, that is a sweeping statement, but I clearly remember one job where it was definitely the reason I got the job

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I have made my statement and backed it with the ultimate

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But such a bald statement, though true,

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As Cat pondered on that last statement, the noise of twenty-four hour bustle

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She watches John as he and Russ finish giving their statement to a POLICE

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I dump the statement on the work surface and debate whether I shall have a nightcap or not

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’ I said, gratified by the startled indrawing of breath at the other end of the phone which this statement causes

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She looked beyond Ava to the surf while she thought of how little sense that statement made

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’ I answered firmly, but she looks across at me as though assessing how true my statement might be

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When the statement “by His stripes we are healed” gets

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be too much of a creative statement”

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statement: “My friends! I do not know if I will be here for the next lec-

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Anyway, I took her down to the police station in my car and sat with her while she made her statement

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’ Jeremy said, making a statement rather than asking a question

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A financial statement each month is important so the members may see where

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» I believe we see the truth of this statement in our everyday life

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selected by the elders in carrying out any obligation of the church, that obligation growing out of that for which there is approved example, necessary inference or a direct statement

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» His statement echoes the thought I’ve had since that day it happened

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Bahkmar wondered why he dared make that statement, but compared to what he’d already revealed, this was small

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statement to Titus, “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the Ch

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The girl’s last statement was enough of a clue to make the final connection in the boy’s mind

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That one simple, blithely delivered statement rocked me back on my heels

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In this statement, we find that the darkness is being compared to the Spirit, and the depths are being compared to the waters

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Is the description being given to draw us to understanding the first statement by antonyms? This can’t be

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The second statement doesn’t bring that kind of detail

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This statement is made by Paul, who suffered lashes at the hands of the Jews 5 times, 3 times he was beaten with rods, once pelted with stones, shipwrecked 3 times, spent a day and a night in the open sea, had been constantly on the move, had been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from his fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger in the sea, in danger from false believers, had gone without sleep, had known hunger and thirst – often going without food, and has been cold and naked

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The story of Abram offering his son shows a profound statement of God

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The statement being made was that God is for the Jews, and the Gentiles have no part in it

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In the statement that is being made by setting up shop on the Court of the Gentiles, they are essentially also rejecting Jesus Himself

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The problem is that when we create the if-then statement about God and the altar, then we are once again going against the very statement God has been making all along

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Now, I would like to make the statement that spiritual authority was never intended to be one man or a team of pastors

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I believe that this rejection of having a multitude of elders that have been distinguished and anointed by the Holy Spirit to lead and to edify is in fact a statement of our condition

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Just as it was a statement of the hardness of Israel’s hearts, so too it is a statement of our own rejection of God

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” If that God, and that King, can reign over that stiff-necked people, a people whose last national statement towards God was, «We have no king but Caesar» (John 19:15), then what do you think will be the disposition of other nations? If God can possess Israel, a people who, in all their unbelief and opposition to Him, have blasphemed His name in the nations, then He will have all the nations

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Is that a statement of human depravity, or does he really mean that this whole world is infected? I know the obvious context is speaking of mankind

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In Ephesians 1:10, Paul makes the statement that it is not simply that humanity is to be brought under the one Head, Jesus Christ, but that the whole of creation is to be brought under that one Head

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Though this statement is true that He does seek to save mankind, His goal was to restore all things

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Paul makes the statement that in Christ’s death upon the cross, He became curse

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There is another statement made in Jesus taking up the curse

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This is the statement of how He was crowned: with a crown of thorns

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But what kind of humility did Moses exude that would allow him to make that statement, and yet at the same time he is telling the truth? When we have come to a place where we can make that kind of a statement about ourselves, and not have a hint of pride in the statement, then we have reached ultimate humility

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This verse, even though it is controversial, is a true statement

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What do you mean Jake? What enhancement? I was curious about this statement

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Jesus saying that the Kingdom is within you (or in our midst) is making the statement to the Pharisees that He is the Messiah, and the Kingdom of God is established when He sits upon the throne of David in Zion

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We can continue through Peter’s statement about how David had prophesied about the coming Messiah

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We continue to find the statement about how Jesus now sits on the right hand of the Father

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This is the same statement that Stephen made while he was being tried

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When those who opposed him heard that statement, they stopped their ears and ran upon him

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“That’s a hell of a statement

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“I will use it in my statement at their trial” said Pottypears

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“Oh, yeah, sorry Pottypears, I retract that last statement”

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What was your life like there?» Luray was a little sensitive to the implications of that statement

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There is a collective gasp at the statement that the Elements have been retrieved from Earth, followed by a susurration of whispers as those present chew over the news, not to mention a certain amount of nudging and nodding in my direction as people identify me

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Keeping my eyes down, I mull over the statement … the last Element? What is he talking about? I haven’t retrieved the last one yet … He goes on to describe how we were pursued by Antis, escaping through Joris’ skill, though stopping short of mentioning that Joris actually killed two men and completely skirting over the actual cause of Joris’ death

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I take the comment as it is obviously meant – as a statement not a question

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This was my statement for the world: it was a vocal prayer to guarantee my survival on my journey home

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She was, anyway, helping a very pleasant young policewoman with her enquiries and Miss Jones was on fine form as the policewoman took her statement

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He knew these things had a lexalyzer that would eventually work its way thru that statement

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«Isn’t it a beautifully constructed thing», said the two public relations wiz kids, and they explained every nuance, every intimation and every statement, overt or implied

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Berndt catches the end of her statement as he comes into the room

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” There was definite pride in that last statement

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Instead she pointed to the petition, “Better read it over, I’m handing it to the bishop unless you can convince me some statement needs to be changed

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«Now I believe that this makes a statement right here, with this raw data alone

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Simon … he wants to marry me (darling daft man that he is!) and I want to be his wife … in fact I have said I will marry him … a statement of fact, incontrovertible and inarguable

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I reflected on my own statement a little

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’ I said, suddenly realising the possible pitfalls of that statement

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within you and word the statement so that it is in present tense

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Not sure where to start? Try an open-ended statement like one of these:

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Essentially, you can think of the statement

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Now try making a statement that you know to be

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that this statement is incongruent

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after making your statement

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statement, but then immediately begin thinking about

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The main thing is to stay focused on whatever statement

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statement, “I have a trapped emotion

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Maybe he never meant it to be profound, but that was his deepest statement yet

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made the following statement when he was awarded

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“I’m really sorry, I have no idea what you’re asking,” she said in English, then repeated the same statement in Kassidorian

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statement, and then I’m going to press down on

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If the statement they just made is true, you should

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If the statement is false, you should feel their

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statement that is obviously false by using a name that

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the statement just made is incongruent with truth, and

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statement that is untrue or negative, you will be weak,

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congruent statement, you are there

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negative or incongruent statement, and remain linked

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statement, and the result will be the same as if they

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statement that has just been made, and keep other

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Once they have made this congruent or true statement,

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Have the person being tested make this statement: “I

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This was the statement: “I have a trapped emo-

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It’s best to frame things in the form of a statement or

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destined for me and I can’t help but wonder exactly what he meant by that statement

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Synonym: account, announcement, declaration, notice, proclamation, report. Similar words: excitement, implementation, commencement, state, estate, element, basement, movement. Meaning: [‘steɪtmənt]  n. 1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc 2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true 3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme 4. a nonverbal message 5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something 6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program 7. a document showing credits and debits. 

Definition of Statement

something written or said formally

Examples of Statement in a sentence

The police officer asked the eyewitness to give a statement about what she saw happen at the crime scene.

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Last week, the president released a written statement announcing new money will be given to help needy families.

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When leaving his job as a teacher, the professor signed a formal statement saying he wouldn’t be returning.

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sum-up, summary

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

pleading

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

amendment

a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

thing

a statement regarded as an object

true statement, truth

a true statement

description, verbal description

a statement that represents something in words

declaration

a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

announcement, annunciation, declaration, proclamation

a formal public statement

Bill of Rights

a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)

formula

a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

mathematical statement

a statement of a mathematical relation

bid, bidding

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

word

a brief statement

account, explanation

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

explanandum, explicandum

(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained

explanans

(logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises

value statement

a statement of the desirability of something

representation

a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting

answer, resolution, result, solution, solvent

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

answer, reply, response

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

announcement, promulgation

a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication

a statement made about the future

proposition

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

quotation

a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity

falsehood, falsity, untruth

a false statement

understatement

a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

qualification, reservation

a statement that limits or restricts some claim

cautious statement

a statement made with careful qualifications

comment, commentary

a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

comment, input, remark

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

rhetorical question

a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered

misstatement

a statement that contains a mistake

restatement

a revised statement

agreement, understanding

the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

condition, term

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

estimate

a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

chemical formula, formula

a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

representation

a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract

declaration

a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

assurance

a statement intended to inspire confidence

recital

a detailed statement giving facts and figures

negation

a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

argument, literary argument

a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

capitulation

a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

compendium

a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

abridgement, abridgment, capsule, condensation

a shortened version of a written work

conspectus

an overall summary

CV, curriculum vitae, resume

a summary of your academic and work history

line score

a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)

abstract, outline, precis, synopsis

a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

overview

a general summary of a subject

roundup

a summary list; as in e.g. «a news roundup»

resume, sketch, survey

short descriptive summary (of events)

rundown, summation, summing up

a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

confederacy, conspiracy

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

fair-trade agreement

an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer

covenant

(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

unilateral contract

a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)

sale, sales agreement

an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)

affirmative pleading

any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff

alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative

a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on

answer

the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff’s complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant’s plea of `guilty’ or `not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff’s complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

charge, complaint

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

complaint

(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

defective pleading

any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency

demurrer

(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent’s pleadings

rebuttal, rebutter

(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder

replication

(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s plea or answer

rejoinder

(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff’s replication

special pleading

(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations

surrebuttal, surrebutter

(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s rebutter

surrejoinder

(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s rejoinder

equation

a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

ad-lib

remark made spontaneously without prior preparation

courtesy

a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

gospel, gospel truth

an unquestionable truth

job description

description of the responsibilities associated with a given job

spec, specification

a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

bastardisation, bastardization

declaring or rendering bastard

edict

a formal or authoritative proclamation

promulgation

the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect

confession

a public declaration of your faith

manifesto, pronunciamento

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

dictum, pronouncement, say-so

an authoritative declaration

assertion, asseveration, averment

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

expression, formula

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

protestation

a strong declaration of protest

postulation, predication

(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument

threat

declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another

contract, declaration

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

takeout

(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

overbid, overcall

(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent’s bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)

pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid

a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

simplification

an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

accounting

a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes

reason

an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

justification

a statement in explanation of some action or belief

exposition

an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse

explication

a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

denouement, resolution

the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

gloss, rubric

an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

derivation, deriving, etymologizing

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

definition

a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

rescript

a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

feedback

response to an inquiry or experiment

advisory

an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat

banns

a public announcement of a proposed marriage

handout, press release, release

an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

notice

an announcement containing information about an event

program, programme

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

extropy

the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe

fortunetelling

the practice of predicting people’s futures (usually for payment)

horoscope

a prediction of someone’s future based on the relative positions of the planets

meteorology, weather forecasting

predicting what the weather will be

forecast, prognosis

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

divination, prophecy

a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

particular, particular proposition

(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

universal, universal proposition

(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

negation

(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

converse

a proposition obtained by conversion

lemma

a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition

theorem

a proposition deducible from basic postulates

conclusion, ratiocination

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)

posit, postulate

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

axiom

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

dodge, dodging, scheme

a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

lie, prevarication

a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

fable, fabrication, fiction

a deliberately false or improbable account

deceit, deception, misrepresentation

a misleading falsehood

fine print, small print

the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type

weasel word

an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

Midrash

(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text

annotation, notation, note

a comment or instruction (usually added)

gambit, ploy

an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

obiter dictum, passing comment

an incidental remark

mention, reference

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

observation, reflection, reflexion

a remark expressing careful consideration

rib

a teasing remark

crack, quip, sally, wisecrack

witty remark

barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

conversation stopper, stopper

a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

demythologisation, demythologization

the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms

mythologisation, mythologization

the restatement of a message as a myth

error, mistake

part of a statement that is not correct

malaprop, malapropism

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

slip of the tongue

an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

bargain, deal

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

working agreement

an informal agreement to work together

gentlemen’s agreement

a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding

written agreement

a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties

submission

an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter

entente, entente cordiale

a friendly understanding between political powers

oral contract

an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation

molecular formula

a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight

empirical formula

a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms

tautology

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true

litotes, meiosis

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude

a trite or obvious remark

truism

an obvious truth

interpretation

an explanation that results from interpreting something

reservation

the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

settlement

a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

severance agreement

an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave

suicide pact

an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time

characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting

a graphic or vivid verbal description

contradiction, contradiction in terms

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false

clean bill of health

an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition

wanted notice, wanted poster

a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person

walk-through

a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process

zinger

a striking or amusing or caustic remark

syllabus

a summary or outline of what will be covered in an academic course

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Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 state•ment /ˈsteɪtmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable] something stated, as a communication in speech or writing:I disagree with your last statement. Businessa printed listing that shows financial amounts taken in or paid out of a bank account, or of finances generally:The last statement from the bank had an error. the communication of an idea, position, or mood through something other than words:She creates clothes that are a fashion statement. See -stat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 state•ment  (stāt′mənt),USA pronunciation n.  something stated. a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc. a single sentence or assertion:I agree with everything you said except for your last statement. Business[Com.]an abstract of an account, as one rendered to show the balance due. an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition. the act or manner of stating something. the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words:The furniture in the room makes a statement about the occupant’s love of color. Walking out of the meeting will be a statement of our refusal to submit. Computingan instruction or other elementary component in a high-level programming language. state (verb, verbal) + —ment 1765–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/ n the act of stating something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due an account prepared by a bank for each of its clients, usually at regular intervals, to show all credits and debits since the last account and the balance at the end of the period a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and may be true or false; what is thereby affirmed or denied abstracted from the act of uttering it. Thus I am warm said by me and you are warm said to me make the same statement Brit a legally binding account of the needs of a pupil with special educational needs and the provisions that will be made to meet them vb (tr; usually passive) to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs ‘statement‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Are you ready to learn about the four sentence types? Great!

We use different types of sentences for different purposes, and when we categorize sentences based on their purpose, we get four types of sentences (statements, questions, exclamations, and commands).

Let’s look more closely at each one!

1. Statements (Declarative Sentences)

Statements are the most common type of sentence, and we use them to…make statements. 

It may be helpful to think of what these kinds of sentences don’t do. They don’t ask questions, they don’t give commands, and they don’t express ideas with a strong emotion. Think of them as regular, old, boring sentences that end with a period. 

The fancy name for a statement is a declarative sentence. 

You may have heard that these kinds of sentences «state facts.» If it helps you to think of them this way, then great! However, keep in mind that you could have a declarative sentence that states something that isn’t true. Consider these statements:

Those sentences are categorized as statements, but they’re obviously not true. A sentence doesn’t have to be true to be a statement. 

2. Questions (Interrogative Sentences)

Questions are another type of sentence, and I’m sure that you already know what they do—they ask questions! These kinds of sentences end with a question mark.

The fancy name for a question is an interrogative sentence. One thing to note about questions is that they’re usually written with a different word order than statements. This might cause you some trouble if you’re trying to find the subject and the verb in the sentence. 

Statements often begin with the subject of the sentence. In the statement below, the subject is you.

You own a cat.

Questions, on the other hand, often have an auxiliary verb (helping verb) or another word before the subject. In the question below, the subject is you, and the word do is a helping verb.

Do you own a cat?

3. Exclamations (Exclamatory Sentences)

Exclamations, or exclamatory sentences, are another type of sentence. These guys get to have all the fun. They make statements with emotion, so you can think of them as being declarative sentences that end with an exclamation mark. 

The way that we’ve defined exclamatory sentences above is usually the way that people think about exclamations. However, you can also define exclamatory sentences in another way. If a sentence start with what or how, is not a question, and has a shift in the typical word order, you can also say it’s an exclamatory sentence. When you define exclamatory sentences this way, you’re doing it by the sentence’s form rather than by its purpose. You can read more about that here.

4. Commands (Imperative Sentences)

Commands are sentences that—surprise—give commands or make requests. They usually end with a period, but they can also end with an exclamation mark. The fancy name
for a command is an imperative sentence.

One strange thing about imperative sentences has to do with their subjects. Are you ready to hear about it? The subject of an imperative sentence is not stated in the sentence. It’s implied.

And it gets even stranger. All imperative sentences have the same subject: (you). We call it understood you because it’s not stated; it’s simply understood.

When you give a command, you’re speaking or writing to someone. That someone is the person that the pronoun you in understood you is referring to.

Even when we begin commands with a person’s name, the subject is still you understood. (We call that name at the beginning of the sentence a noun of direct address.)

All of those sentences are commands, and their subject is you understood.

Okay, it’s time for a tiny quiz on the sentence types! Do you remember what they are? Close your eyes and see if you can recall all four sentence types and their purposes. If you want a beefier quiz, you can take a quiz on the types of sentences here.

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