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Doonesbury is an English word starting with the letter D. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Doonesbury in a sentence

Using Doonesbury

  • In the example corpus, doonesbury often appears in combinations such as: doonesbury has, daily doonesbury.

Context around Doonesbury

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

daily 2× controversies 1× create 1× sunday 1× started 1× classic 1× 2014 1× book 1× though 1×

Often after:

products 1× causing 1× series 1× style 1× characters 1× town 1× nation 1× strips 1× frequently 1× began 1×

Sentence patterns with Doonesbury

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

bd started doonesbury as roommates 1× controversies doonesbury has delved 1× county and doonesbury began as 1× creating daily doonesbury strips new 1× even though doonesbury frequently features 1× february 2014 doonesbury has run 1× generation of doonesbury characters have 1× name to doonesbury and began 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

controversies doonesbury has 1× in 2005 continental 1× many newspapers run 1× mike and bd 1× on march 3 1× other issues of 1×

Common sentence endings:

be attending mit 1× book doonesbury nation 1× continental features printed 1× graduation in 1970 1× in bull tales 1× in police procedures 1×

Words around Doonesbury

Just before it in the word index:

dooner 3 doone 4 doonbeg 21 doona 9 doon 39 doomy 2

Just after it in the word index:

doonfoot 2 doonhamers 2 doonican 2 doonies 3 doonside 2 dooom 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Doonesbury

  • In this selection, "doonesbury" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, daily, controversies, create, products, causing and series stand out and add context to how "doonesbury" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bd started doonesbury as roommates and controversies doonesbury has delved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "doonesbury" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with doonesbury

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

While writing Alpha House, Trudeau put the daily Doonesbury into rerun mode. (12 words)

The quotation was used on the cover of Trudeau's book Doonesbury Nation. (13 words)

Mike and BD started Doonesbury as roommates; they were not roommates in Bull Tales. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The Doonesbury Town Hall FAQ stated that given that the rules of the poll had not ruled out such methods, "the will, chutzpah, and bodacious craft of the voting public will be respected," declaring that Alex will be attending MIT. (40 words)

Many newspapers run the comic in their business section rather than in the regular comics section (similar to the way that Doonesbury is often featured in the editorial section, due to its pointed commentary). (34 words)

Zippy the Pinhead initially appeared in underground publications in the 1970s before being syndicated. citation Bloom County and Doonesbury began as strips in college newspapers under different titles, and later moved to national syndication. (34 words)

Example sentences (16)

Controversies Doonesbury has delved into a number of political and social issues, causing controversies and breaking new ground on the comics pages.

For most of the strip's run, Trudeau has eschewed merchandising, but starting in 1998 he teamed up with Starbucks to create Doonesbury products to raise funds for local literacy programs.

In 2005, Continental Features gave in to their demands, and refused to continue printing the Sunday Doonesbury, causing it to disappear from the 38 Sunday papers that Continental Features printed.

Many newspapers run the comic in their business section rather than in the regular comics section (similar to the way that Doonesbury is often featured in the editorial section, due to its pointed commentary).

Mike and BD started Doonesbury as roommates; they were not roommates in Bull Tales.

On March 3, 2014 the "Classic Doonesbury" series began, featuring approximately four weeks of daily strips from each year of the strip's run.

Other issues of Mad showed Tracy identifying Pruneface despite a facelift (by viewing his still-wrinkled buttocks ), or ranting in Doonesbury style about changing trends in police procedures.

Some of the second generation of Doonesbury characters have attended Walden, a venue Trudeau uses to advance his concerns about academic standards in America.

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Sunday strips are coloured in by George Corsillo. citation A daily strip through most of its existence, since February 2014, Doonesbury has run repeat strips Monday through Saturday, and new strips on Sunday.

The Doonesbury Town Hall FAQ stated that given that the rules of the poll had not ruled out such methods, "the will, chutzpah, and bodacious craft of the voting public will be respected," declaring that Alex will be attending MIT.

The quotation was used on the cover of Trudeau's book Doonesbury Nation.

The syndicate's editor, James F. Andrews, recruited Trudeau, changed the strip's name to Doonesbury, and began distributing it following the cartoonist's graduation in 1970.

Though Alpha House has not been in production since the end of 2014, Trudeau has not returned to creating daily Doonesbury strips; new material remains a Sunday-only event.

Use of real-life politicians as characters Even though Doonesbury frequently features real-life U.S. politicians, they are rarely depicted with their real faces.

While writing Alpha House, Trudeau put the daily Doonesbury into rerun mode.

Zippy the Pinhead initially appeared in underground publications in the 1970s before being syndicated. citation Bloom County and Doonesbury began as strips in college newspapers under different titles, and later moved to national syndication.

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Common combinations with doonesbury

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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