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How to use connexion in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Connexion means dated spelling of connection. Example: “These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.”

Examples of connexion by meaning

nounDated spelling of connection.

  • In this connexion, it is worth remembering that we are never told how the tribute was collected within the tributary state.1978, Moses I. Finley, “The fifth-century Athenian empire: A balance sheet”, in Peter D. A. Garnsey, C. R. Whittaker, editors, Imperialism...
  • “Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling.[2005 April 11, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026

More sentences with connexion

  • These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.From the entry framework
  • Watt was not the first to whom Mr Graves had unbosomed himself, in this connexion.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Paris: Olympia Press, →OL. From the entry unbosom
  • Even a connexion with the Yanans of North California has been suggested!1948, A. Aiyappan, “XI: Criminal Tribes. Yenadi and Irula”, in Report on the Socio-economic Conditions of the Aboriginal Tribes of the…. From the entry Yanan
  • In this connexion we may think of the importance of the Lombards, the Leonardeschi, and the Venetians for contemporary northern painting.1969, Gert von der Osten, Horst Vey, translated by Mary Hottinger, Painting and Sculpture in Germany and the Netherlands 1500–1600 (The…. From the entry Leonardeschi
  • Male worshippers similarly had connexion with she-goats.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the…. From the entry connection
  • There was a striking connexion between periods of remission when the thyroid preparation was given, and exacerbations when the drug was seponated.1957, in Annales Paediatriae Fenniae, Volume 3, Issue 2, Duodecim, page 488. From the entry seponate
  • Watt decided in the end that an examination of Erskine's room was essential, if his mind was to be pacified, in this connexion.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC. From the entry pacify
  • It seems to me that it isn't these little acts and little connexions we make in our lives that matter so very much.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 5, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina…. From the entry yesteryear
  • In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC. From the entry before
  • Harming other people or bullying them because the libationer is in a position of power or has connexions with people in power is also proscribed (60, 92).1995, Taoist Resources - Volume 6, Issue 2, page 13. From the entry libationer

Meaning of connexion

  1. noun Dated spelling of connection.
  2. noun A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences (US spelling: connection).
  3. noun The inter-relationship of prayer groups or religious societies under the oversight of an itinerant preacher who is assisted by the local preachers attached to each society.

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Questions about connexion in a sentence

How do you use connexion in a sentence?
Connexion is used as a noun. For example: “These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.”
What is a short sentence with connexion?
“Male worshippers similarly had connexion with she-goats.”
What does connexion mean?
Connexion means dated spelling of connection.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: connexion (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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