How do you use Doby in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Doby meaning
Alternative form of dhobi.
Using Doby
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of dhobi.
- In the example corpus, doby often appears in combinations such as: larry doby, doby who.
Context around Doby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Doby
- In this selection, "doby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, larry, pinch, became and stole stand out and add context to how "doby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and larry doby in the and even doby who started. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "doby" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with doby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Larry Doby pinch-hit for Paige the following inning. (9 words)
Larry Doby and Ken Keltner hit home runs in the ninth to give the Indians an 8–5 victory. (19 words)
Ironically, it was Larry Doby, the player who would break the AL color barrier, who Boudreau called on to pinch-hit for Paige that afternoon. (25 words)
In the majors, however, it was not until the signing of Robinson (in the National League) and Larry Doby (in the American League) that baseball began to remove its color bar. (31 words)
Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League at the age of 23 the same year Robinson did in the National League, would be a teammate of Paige. (31 words)
Even Doby, who started his Hall of Fame baseball career by trying out at Hinchliffe, treasured the memories of his high school football days there more, according to his son. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Even Doby, who started his Hall of Fame baseball career by trying out at Hinchliffe, treasured the memories of his high school football days there more, according to his son.
Ironically, it was Larry Doby, the player who would break the AL color barrier, who Boudreau called on to pinch-hit for Paige that afternoon.
In the majors, however, it was not until the signing of Robinson (in the National League) and Larry Doby (in the American League) that baseball began to remove its color bar.
Larry Doby and Ken Keltner hit home runs in the ninth to give the Indians an 8–5 victory.
Larry Doby pinch-hit for Paige the following inning.
Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League at the age of 23 the same year Robinson did in the National League, would be a teammate of Paige.
Less than three months later, Larry Doby became the first African-American to break the color barrier in the American League with the Cleveland Indians.
Paige struck out Monte Irvin and Lenny Pearson, but Doby stole second and Paige gave up a single to Johnny Davis, which tied the game.
The Monarchs held a 1–0 lead in the bottom of the sixth, when Smith walked Larry Doby to lead off the inning, and Paige was called in to relieve.
Common combinations with doby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: