- present tense form of proposition (3rd person singular).
- plural of proposition.
propositions
Example Sentences
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Every so often, refineries shut down for months to work on “turnarounds” — top-to-bottom refurbishment and replacement cycles due to safety and other regulations — which are expensive propositions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nearly one-third of voters were undecided about two other propositions:
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"You can decompose a thought into subcomponents, like little atoms of logical propositions, and you can combine them in a hierarchical manner to make more complex structured rules, very akin to language."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Declaration isn’t a set of propositions in political science issued by an academic committee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A reader of this intimidating passage can marvel at Butler’s ability to juggle abstract propositions about still more abstract propositions, with no real-world referent in sight.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
