How do you use Aleck in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Aleck in a sentence
Aleck meaning
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish usage, variant of Alec.
Using Aleck
- The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish usage, variant of Alec.
- In the example corpus, aleck often appears in combinations such as: smart aleck.
Context around Aleck
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aleck
- In this selection, "aleck" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, smart, bassist, pastor, doors, leedy and musuki stand out and add context to how "aleck" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a smart aleck and a smart aleck grin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aleck" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aleck
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s a real smart aleck. (6 words)
Officiating the service will be Pastor Aleck Nyegaard. (8 words)
But he opened all them smart-aleck doors to start. (10 words)
Only smart-aleck Denver author Mario Acevedo could have dreamt up a character like Felix Gomez, an Iraq War veteran and vampire detective whose adventures have taken him from the wastes of Rocky Flats to outer space and back again. (40 words)
Gospel musician Mathias Mhere’s bassist Aleck Musuki said he is not a womaniser and treats most of the girls as his sisters in a bid to shun controversy. (29 words)
Matthew's word balloons and font style are scratchy and uneven, probably to represent a hoarse, cawing voice, and perhaps as an indicator of his crude, smart-aleck personality. (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
But he opened all them smart-aleck doors to start.
I love Kelsey Grammar, but his schtick as the curmudgeon, smart-aleck Dr. Crane has worn thin.
He’s a real smart aleck.
Aleck Leedy, associate professor of engineering physics, searched for a way to increase the local interest in these areas among women.
Gospel musician Mathias Mhere’s bassist Aleck Musuki said he is not a womaniser and treats most of the girls as his sisters in a bid to shun controversy.
Officiating the service will be Pastor Aleck Nyegaard.
Since Twitter is irresistible to journalists who have the smart-aleck gene — probably the majority — a newsroom quip or instant observation is now writ large.
In my second year, I was really becoming more insecure about my competency at my newfound history major, but I covered it by being a smart aleck.
Only smart-aleck Denver author Mario Acevedo could have dreamt up a character like Felix Gomez, an Iraq War veteran and vampire detective whose adventures have taken him from the wastes of Rocky Flats to outer space and back again.
He had an exaggerated long neck, gloved hands with three fingers, oversized feet, and a "smart aleck" grin.
In the earliest episodes, Blanc had used a much higher pitch to the point of portraying Barney as a smart-aleck.
Matthew's word balloons and font style are scratchy and uneven, probably to represent a hoarse, cawing voice, and perhaps as an indicator of his crude, smart-aleck personality.
Common combinations with aleck
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: