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Explore Attaboy through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Attaboy in a sentence

Attaboy meaning

Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

Using Attaboy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
  • In the example corpus, attaboy often appears in combinations such as: an attaboy.

Context around Attaboy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

free 1× joey 1×

Sentence patterns with Attaboy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and an attaboy 1× attaboy joey kid 1× it an attaboy for having 1× sort of attaboy free membership 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as north notes 1× attaboy joey kid 1× impersonating a police 1× isn t there 1×

Common sentence endings:

and an attaboy 1× free membership consideration 1× from the stands 1× the right intentions 1×

Words around Attaboy

Just before it in the word index:

atta 185 att 20 atsutla 2 atsushi 9 atsunori 2 atsunaga 2

Just after it in the word index:

attac 12 attach 475 attachable 8 attache 18 attached 3.118 attaches 158

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Attaboy

  • In this selection, "attaboy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, free and joey stand out and add context to how "attaboy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and an attaboy and attaboy joey kid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "attaboy" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with attaboy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Attaboy, Joey kid came the cry from the stands. (9 words)

Isn't there some sort of "attaboy" free membership consideration? (10 words)

Impersonating a police officer isn't supposed to earn you a hat, a badge and an attaboy. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

As North notes, even as they recoiled at the bad optics of Alabama’s total ban, many anti-abortion activists felt constrained to give the legislators who passed it an attaboy for having the right intentions. (36 words)

Impersonating a police officer isn't supposed to earn you a hat, a badge and an attaboy. (17 words)

Isn't there some sort of "attaboy" free membership consideration? (10 words)

Question examples

Isn't there some sort of "attaboy" free membership consideration? (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

Isn't there some sort of "attaboy" free membership consideration?

As North notes, even as they recoiled at the bad optics of Alabama’s total ban, many anti-abortion activists felt constrained to give the legislators who passed it an attaboy for having the right intentions.

Impersonating a police officer isn't supposed to earn you a hat, a badge and an attaboy.

Attaboy, Joey kid came the cry from the stands.

Common combinations with attaboy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an attaboy 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "attaboy" in a sentence?
An example: "Isn't there some sort of "attaboy" free membership consideration?" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "attaboy" from authentic English texts.
What does "attaboy" mean?
Attaboy means: Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
How many example sentences with "attaboy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "attaboy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.