Hyphenation of sentences
How to hyphenate sentences
Because it is a word with a single syllable, sentences is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of sentences
sentences is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
Example: The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
- nounThe judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
Example: The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.
- nounA punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
- nounA saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
- noun(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
Example: The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.
- nounA formula with no free variables.
- nounAny of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
- nounSense; meaning; significance.
- nounOne's opinion; manner of thinking.
- nounA pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question.
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.
Example: The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.
- verbTo decree or announce as a sentence.
- verbTo utter sententiously.
Words nearby sentences
- sensuousness
- sensuousnesses
- sensus
- sensyne
- sent
- sentence
- sentenced
- sentencer
- (sentences)
- sentencing
- sententia
- sentential
- sententially
- sententiarian
- sententiarist
- sententiary
- sententiosity
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.