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How to use abiding in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, noun

Abiding means continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. Example: “She has served me loyally, abiding by my rule for almost my entire life.”

Examples of abiding by meaning

adjectiveContinuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

  • an abiding belief
  • a deep and abiding hatred of wealth
  • However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual...

More sentences with abiding

  • She has served me loyally, abiding by my rule for almost my entire life.From the entry abide by
  • Reverend Harris ran Clerkebury with an iron hand and an abiding sense of fairness.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, page 41. From the entry iron hand
  • Presence means: the constant abiding that approaches man, reaches him, is extended to him.1972, Joan Stambaugh, Time and being (lecture), translation of original by Martin Heidegger, page 13. From the entry presence
  • An abiding tradition depicted the sage-kings of yore as demiurges who invented useful technologies to advance the progress of civilization.2024, Richard von Glahn, “Classical Chinese Monetary Theory”, in The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Money, vol. 1, Palgrave…. From the entry demiurge
  • Industrialism hasn’t been an abiding set of activities in any particular place but rather a dynamic cycle, of takeoff, peak, and ebb.2012, James Howard Kunstler, Too Much Magic, page 74. From the entry ebb
  • I am convinced that later comparisons of cost to budgets are most effective when there is an abiding trust between the approver and the approvee.1987, John Richard Hoskins, Mineral Industry Costs, Northwest Mining Association, page 16. From the entry approvee
  • Roger Lloyd's books on railways are an abiding delight to 'railwayacs' and the latest, 'Railwaymen's Gallery' (George Allen and Unwin), is well up to standard.1953, The Quarterly Review, volumes 291-292, page 547. From the entry railwayac
  • That "Barbie Shippers" faction of XF fandom is currently cloistering itself somewhere in really dreadful, schmoopy fanfic where no other character threatens the purity of their "deep, abiding luv".2005 June 25, campylobacter [username], “Re: Never Again question”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet). From the entry schmoopy
  • The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 4. From the entry patrilineal
  • We must unafraidly call the world around to heed eternal ways, and find in the following of them eternal peace and consequently build on foundations that are abiding.1946, Miriam McGaw Benade, quoting Augustine Ralla Ram, Toward New Horizons in India, page 54. From the entry unafraidly
  • Let the guest awhile be abiding, though he long for his homefare sore, To tarry at least for the morrow, that the gift I may fulfil.1912, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris. From the entry homefare
  • I would probably be classed as an anti-relationshipper myself, because my advice would be to close out the Tease and have them settle down to a deep, abiding, nonsexual love.1996 November 6, Lee Burwasser, “Re: Are shippers dumb?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet). From the entry anti-relationshipper

Meaning of abiding

  1. adjective Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
  2. noun The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
  3. noun An abode.

Full definition of abiding

Questions about abiding in a sentence

How do you use abiding in a sentence?
Abiding is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “She has served me loyally, abiding by my rule for almost my entire life.”
What is a short sentence with abiding?
“an abiding belief”
What does abiding mean?
Abiding means continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

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