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Explore Dinky through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like small or little. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Dinky | Dinkytown

Dinky meaning

  1. Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
  2. Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

Synonyms of Dinky

small little attractive dinkey locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive

Related words

Other words often associated with Dinky or its synonyms:

midget minuscule tiny diminutive lilliputian bitty petite bantam entrancing fetching cause teeny

Using Dinky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tiny and cute; small and attractive. | Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
  • Useful related words include: small, little, attractive, dinkey.
  • In the example corpus, dinky often appears in combinations such as: and dinky.

Context around Dinky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

named 1× tweaker 1×

Often after:

proportions 1× dots 1× toys 1× diggers 1× wristband 1× earnshaw 1× putt 1× rattan 1× doctors 1× battery 1×

Sentence patterns with Dinky

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

aircraft and dinky toys 1× avenger s dinky proportions are 1× dinky doctors has 1× dinky doo petting 1× dinky dots a 1× england tweaker dinky sweep for 1× garden s dinky diggers to 1× man named dinky earnshaw who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dinky doctors has 1× dinky doo petting 1× dinky dots a 1× it used to 1× made from coconut 1× now it s 1×

Common sentence endings:

99 cent store 1× a dinky wristband 1× and dinky toys 1× dinky and lionel 1× employer s targets 1× first aid awards 1×

Words around Dinky

Just before it in the word index:

dinkwanyane 2 dinks 11 dinklage 45 dinkins 21 dinking 4 dinkinesh 2

Just after it in the word index:

dinkytown 11 dinmore 3 dinn 2 dinnean 2 dinnebier 2 dinneen 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Dinky

  • In this selection, "dinky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, named, tweaker, proportions, dots and toys stand out and add context to how "dinky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aircraft and dinky toys and avenger s dinky proportions are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dinky" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dinky

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

Yall remember the story of Dinky and Lionel? (8 words)

Then try a dinky rattan drinks trolley (£445, modafurnishings. (9 words)

It is, for lack of a better phrase, a dinky wristband. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

It used to be that modern educators would pull their hair out at the prospect of children being cognitively pre-militarised through toy weapons, like play guns, plastic or lead soldiers, model aircraft and Dinky Toys. (36 words)

That story involves a young man named Dinky Earnshaw, who gets a great job, but learns his special psychic power is being used to take out his employer’s targets. (30 words)

The film’s tiny town is such an Americana-rendering of diners and motels and dinky police stations that it might as well have been ripped from a snowglobe. (29 words)

Question examples

Yall remember the story of Dinky and Lionel? (8 words)

Example sentences (15)

The Avenger’s dinky proportions are immediately noticeable from behind the wheel and this makes this car ideally suited for city or urban drivers.

Dinky Dots - a calming, gentle play space - opened its doors on Monday at Charnock Farm in Wigan Road.

It used to be that modern educators would pull their hair out at the prospect of children being cognitively pre-militarised through toy weapons, like play guns, plastic or lead soldiers, model aircraft and Dinky Toys.

They have welcomed the likes of Belville Community Garden's Dinky Diggers to the family centre.

It is, for lack of a better phrase, a dinky wristband.

That story involves a young man named Dinky Earnshaw, who gets a great job, but learns his special psychic power is being used to take out his employer’s targets.

Then, at 18, it dawned on him that they needed this dinky putt for a birdie to win it all.

Then try a dinky rattan drinks trolley (£445, modafurnishings.

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Yall remember the story of Dinky and Lionel?

Dinky Doctors has now been nominated for the Community First Aid Champion award in the Scottish First Aid Awards.

Made from coconut juice cans and clear packing tape, topped with a dinky battery candle from the 99-Cent Store.

Now it's Andy Balbirnie's time to help himself to the England tweaker, dinky sweep for an overpitched ball, nicely timed shot through off as well.

The film’s tiny town is such an Americana-rendering of diners and motels and dinky police stations that it might as well have been ripped from a snowglobe.

This is not the first time that some uncertainty has clouded the future of the Dinky.

Dinky Doo Petting Zoo and Pony Rides Too and Free Spirit Leather Shop got an expansion over the last few months.

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Common combinations with dinky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dinky" in a sentence?
An example: "The Avenger’s dinky proportions are immediately noticeable from behind the wheel and this makes this car ideally suited for city or urban drivers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dinky" from authentic English texts.
What does "dinky" mean?
Dinky means: Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
What are synonyms of "dinky"?
Common synonyms of "dinky" include: small, little, attractive, dinkey, locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive.
How many example sentences with "dinky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dinky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.