Explore Dowdy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like unstylish or marshall. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dowdy in a sentence
Dowdy meaning
- Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
Synonyms of Dowdy
Using Dowdy
- The main meaning on this page is: Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. | Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
- Useful related words include: unstylish, pandowdy, marshall, marshal.
- In the example corpus, dowdy often appears in combinations such as: dowdy of, the dowdy.
Context around Dowdy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dowdy
- In this selection, "dowdy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bernice, shaun, phillip, son, niece and alice stand out and add context to how "dowdy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4 31 dowdy said the and and bernice dowdy son phillip. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dowdy" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dowdy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is Sidney Michaela Dowdy. (5 words)
Dowdy has worked in health care administration for more than 20 years. (12 words)
Sayre RM, Dowdy JC, Poh-Fitzpatrick M. Dermatological risk of indoor ultraviolet exposure from contemporary lighting sources. (17 words)
On Saturday morning, September 15th, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a domestic violence incident in which Jeremy Dowdy, 41, of Ebro had choked the victim during an argument. (34 words)
He then introduced Tim Dowdy, lead pastor of Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Ga., who has played a key role in getting church planting off the ground on the island. (32 words)
Eva (Denica Fairman), of course, spills the beans to Rosa (Caroline Gruber), who decides the visit marks a swell opportunity to set her dowdy niece up with the PM. (29 words)
Example sentences (18)
He was preceded in death by his parents, James William and Bernice Dowdy; son, Phillip Shaun Dowdy; and brothers, Jerry and Phillip Dowdy.
Basing his message on Acts 4:31, Dowdy said the early church had a boldness to share Christ despite the opposition.
Eva (Denica Fairman), of course, spills the beans to Rosa (Caroline Gruber), who decides the visit marks a swell opportunity to set her dowdy niece up with the PM.
Those preceding him were his sisters, Tootsie Southern, Dorothy Dowdy, Alice Tiller, brothers, Willard, Roy, and Frank Davis.
Dowdy also gave school board member Karen Yelsey credit for also bringing additional services to both CdM and Newport Harbor high schools.
Dowdy has worked in health care administration for more than 20 years.
Sayre RM, Dowdy JC, Poh-Fitzpatrick M. Dermatological risk of indoor ultraviolet exposure from contemporary lighting sources.
Texas Tech spokesman Matt Dowdy confirmed that one of the people hospitalized was redshirt freshman defensive lineman John Scott III.
Wrong: it is heavenly – a fantastic, bold alignment of chilli, mint and sharp citrus; in fact, it feels churlish to shame it with the dowdy term “salad”.
He then introduced Tim Dowdy, lead pastor of Eagles Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Ga., who has played a key role in getting church planting off the ground on the island.
In the Netflix documentary “The Confidence Man,” two “Apprentice” producers say they found the actual Trump Organization offices too dated and dowdy for TV.
It is Sidney Michaela Dowdy.
Justin Daniel Dowdy, 18 of Lindale, was arrested this week after police said he fired a gun at a car on Highway 53 at Burlington Drive.
On Saturday morning, September 15th, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a domestic violence incident in which Jeremy Dowdy, 41, of Ebro had choked the victim during an argument.
The collision forced the semi to veer into oncoming traffic in the westbound lane where he struck the Chevy driven by 83-year-old Marjorie Dowdy of Shickley.
For example, wildfires will not occur during a drought unless accompanied by other factors, such as lightning Dowdy Andrew J. and Graham A. Mills.
Riders like Harley Clifford, Mike Dowdy, Steel Lafferty and Cory Teunissen all have been standouts in recent history.
This was one of the first films in her career which gave her the opportunity to be the attractive leading lady, rather than the dowdy girl next door.
Common combinations with dowdy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dowdy of 3×
- the dowdy 2×