Used in a Sentence

pursuing

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

Editorial note

It brings its own issues of course and isn't instantly perfect, but the possibility of a world with much less need for violence to enforce the law is worth pursuing.

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pursuit

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

pursuit

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pursuing.

noun

pursuit

Example sentences

1

It brings its own issues of course and isn't instantly perfect, but the possibility of a world with much less need for violence to enforce the law is worth pursuing.

2

China has an agenda of aggressively pursuing Free Trade agreements that remove/reduce foreign investment restrictions.

3

San Diego's biotech scene is mostly just companies mindlessly pursuing cheaper and faster sequencing.

4

There's the ethical approach: is this a matter which, ethically, is worth pursuing?

5

No, what we should pursuing much more fervently is browser engine optimization and more efficient JS.

6

Post a gig on Craigslist for a native English speaker who is pursuing or has pursued a degree in English Arts or something similar.

7

Unless these transactions are thousands of dollars each, it's probably not worth the time and energy pursuing the unpaid bills instead of operating the business.

8

It's deeper than that: how might you contribute to humanity, and even deeper, to the well-being of the world, by pursuing mathematics?

9

I think some features would still be worth pursuing in favor of others.

10

I haven't thought about enterprise, it may be direction worth pursuing, thanks!

11

This seems like it's pursuing skin-deep diversity.

12

This makes me think a direction worth pursuing would be to save the whole-program-analysis from the last compile pass for the new compile pass, so you can avoid re-analysing things.

Quote examples

1

One thing that annoys me is the Chinese government's insistence on pursuing people engaged in "Share Dumping".

2

A friend of mine was a senior engineer at one of the "unicorns" and is now pursuing a career in baking and plans to open a bakery.

3

I've asked the legal team to rescind the trademark dispute and we won't pursuing this any further." Until that happens, this cloud will continue to hover over Matt and the WP community.

4

"I want to be with you forever unless this really cool opportunity comes up, then I'm leaving you and the kids and we'll never see each other again." This isn't a criticism -- it's nothing to me how these people choose to live their lives, and I'm all about pursuing your dreams.

Proper noun examples

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Pursuing the trademark cancellation further is just downright vindictive.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use pursuing in a sentence?

It brings its own issues of course and isn't instantly perfect, but the possibility of a world with much less need for violence to enforce the law is worth pursuing.

What does pursuing mean?

pursuit

What part of speech is pursuing?

pursuing is commonly used as noun.