Used in a Sentence

citing

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for citing.

Editorial note

But citing the latter two definitions of slavery from Oxford is not a good way of making this point.

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Quick take

Citation.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of citing gathered in one view.

noun

Citation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for citing.

noun

Citation.

Example sentences

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But citing the latter two definitions of slavery from Oxford is not a good way of making this point.

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You should think before calling someone a troll or saying that they sound stupid when they're citing information from an outside source.

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Commenting in such a way without citing data makes YOU sound stupid (Sorry).

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His punishment (beating, citing for a felony a being immediately released) is completely consistent with many other cases of people saying the wrong thing.

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If minimum wages go up and businesses raise prices while citing said minimum wage increases, consumers will likely be willing to pay the higher prices.

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Secondly, he's citing 'information technology' as being the death of 'capitalism'.

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If I were a troll I'd do something like you did, citing no evidence.

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I could wrong but you seem to be just citing data for the US.

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I'm not even saying my statements apply to the article here so much as in general for people interviewing or citing him.

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It's FUD because you're citing a worst-case scenario.

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I wasn't citing the comic, I said it was a summation.

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The Army Research Lab is a huge recruiter at cognitive neuroscience conventions, but there are many who refuse to work with them on principle, citing gitmo/drones/abu grahib/mk ultra/extraordinary rendition/etc...

Quote examples

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The definition you're citing says, "Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained", emphasis added.

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Citing Wikipedia: "the Voynich manuscript's "language" is quite unlike European languages in several aspects.

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In fact, technology companies appear extremely picky about who they hire, often informally citing "cultural fit" which is clearly not about technical qualifications despite the high profile statements that the problem is strictly technical qualifications.

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I missed one: citing cherry-picked "experts".

Proper noun examples

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Citing Gates as your anecdotal evidence to make a point about policy that affects millions of people is outright silly.

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Citing a few false claims (not all the ones you've cited are even known to be false) and using this as evidence that all such claims must be false is a logical fallacy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use citing in a sentence?

But citing the latter two definitions of slavery from Oxford is not a good way of making this point.

What does citing mean?

Citation.

What part of speech is citing?

citing is commonly used as noun.