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Ditties is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ditties in a sentence

Ditties meaning

plural of ditty

Using Ditties

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of ditty

Context around Ditties

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

little 1× show 1× bizarre 1× 1000 1× various 1× patriotic 1× fancy 1× departmental 1×

Sentence patterns with Ditties

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

and fancy ditties 1× baying various ditties much like 1× game show ditties was especially 1× her bizarre ditties so give 1× include departmental ditties and other 1× sing patriotic ditties at a 1× worth 1000 ditties by that 1× writing little ditties since i 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at his parties 1× his work on 1× other works included 1× poems his own 1×

Common sentence endings:

and fancy ditties 1× are in town 1× i was seven 1× on cape cod 1× other verses 1886 1× that twat milton 1×

Words around Ditties

Just before it in the word index:

ditt 2 ditsy 9 ditshego 3 dits 3 ditransitive 3 ditoto 2

Just after it in the word index:

dittmar 11 dittmer 5 ditto 87 ditton 7 dittrich 2 dittus 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Ditties

  • In this selection, "ditties" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, little, show and bizarre stand out and add context to how "ditties" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and fancy ditties and baying various ditties much like. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ditties" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ditties

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

I have been writing little ditties since I was seven. (10 words)

Other works included sporting anecdotes, theatrical autobiographies, guide-books, and 'fancy ditties'. (12 words)

Poems His own collections Collections issued during his lifetime by the poet himself include: * Departmental Ditties and Other Verses, 1886. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

At his parties he’d haul people to their feet to sing “God Bless America,” evidently his favorite song, and though he was a lifelong operagoer, Roy’s idea of a good time was to sing patriotic ditties at a piano bar in Provincetown, on Cape Cod. (47 words)

While there are dark, dank, scary spaces, decapitations, eye piercings and angry ghosts that refuse to pass over, there are also people insisting a book (written in human blood on human skin) is “worth 1000 ditties by that twat Milton”. (40 words)

There's a big bay of them next to the sightscreen in the Great Southern Stand, and they remain vocal, baying various ditties much like the Barmy Army do when they are in town. (34 words)

Example sentences (8)

I have been writing little ditties since I was seven.

His work on game show ditties was especially vibrant, and included the theme to “The Wizard of Odds,” a 1973 American program hosted by a young Alex Trebek.

However, only the die-hard fans will remember the lyrics to all her bizarre ditties, so give it your best shot.

While there are dark, dank, scary spaces, decapitations, eye piercings and angry ghosts that refuse to pass over, there are also people insisting a book (written in human blood on human skin) is “worth 1000 ditties by that twat Milton”.

There's a big bay of them next to the sightscreen in the Great Southern Stand, and they remain vocal, baying various ditties much like the Barmy Army do when they are in town.

At his parties he’d haul people to their feet to sing “God Bless America,” evidently his favorite song, and though he was a lifelong operagoer, Roy’s idea of a good time was to sing patriotic ditties at a piano bar in Provincetown, on Cape Cod.

Other works included sporting anecdotes, theatrical autobiographies, guide-books, and 'fancy ditties'.

Poems His own collections Collections issued during his lifetime by the poet himself include: * Departmental Ditties and Other Verses, 1886.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ditties" in a sentence?
An example: "I have been writing little ditties since I was seven." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "ditties" from authentic English texts.
What does "ditties" mean?
Ditties means: plural of ditty
How many example sentences with "ditties" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "ditties", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.