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Fonny in a sentence

Using Fonny

  • In the example corpus, fonny often appears in combinations such as: and fonny.

Context around Fonny

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

prove 2× alonzo 1× caging 1× harlem 1× bust 1×

Often after:

hunt 1× finds 1×

Sentence patterns with Fonny

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

to prove fonny s innocence 2× 1970s harlem fonny finds himself 1× conversation between fonny and daniel 1× lover alonzo fonny hunt 1× structure caging fonny the prison 1× tish and fonny s idyllic 1× tish and fonny s love 1× tish and fonny s relationship 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a racist police 1× as we follow 1× for jenkins the 1× i mean the 1× kiki layne stars 1× set in 1970s 1×

Common sentence endings:

alonzo fonny hunt 1× fonny the prison 1× in the present 1× into those lives 1× near impossible circumstances 1× them fair housing 1×

Words around Fonny

Just before it in the word index:

fonio 6 fonguck 4 fongo 4 fonger 2 fongafale 5 fong 51

Just after it in the word index:

fono 6 fonop 2 fonops 5 fonoti 2 fons 13 fonscolombii 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Fonny

  • In this selection, "fonny" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, prove, alonzo, caging, hunt and finds stand out and add context to how "fonny" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to prove fonny s innocence and 1970s harlem fonny finds himself. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fonny" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fonny

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

For Jenkins, the villain is the violent structure caging Fonny: the prison. (12 words)

KiKi Layne stars as pregnant Clementine “Tish” Rivers opposite Stephan James as her childhood friend and lover, Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt. (20 words)

Set in 1970s Harlem, Fonny finds himself in jail after being falsely accused of raping a woman, while Tish finds herself pregnant with their child. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The story then cuts back and forth between Tish and Fonny’s idyllic love story in the past and the harsh reality of the present with an America devoted to throwing black people in prison when it’s not busy denying them fair housing. (44 words)

The film plays more like a free verse poem than a traditional narrative, jumping back and forth between moments chronicling the origins of Tish and Fonny’s relationship, and Tish’s struggle to prove Fonny’s innocence in the present. (40 words)

I mean the conversation between Fonny and Daniel later on, the way it kind of pans back and forth between those characters, all those movements were intended to bring us in as an audience into those rooms, into those lives. (40 words)

Example sentences (8)

As we follow Tish and Fonny's love story, we also see the efforts of Tish and her family to prove Fonny's innocence as the young couple struggles to keep their love alive through near impossible circumstances.

The film plays more like a free verse poem than a traditional narrative, jumping back and forth between moments chronicling the origins of Tish and Fonny’s relationship, and Tish’s struggle to prove Fonny’s innocence in the present.

KiKi Layne stars as pregnant Clementine “Tish” Rivers opposite Stephan James as her childhood friend and lover, Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt.

For Jenkins, the villain is the violent structure caging Fonny: the prison.

Set in 1970s Harlem, Fonny finds himself in jail after being falsely accused of raping a woman, while Tish finds herself pregnant with their child.

A racist police officer named Bell (Ed Skrein, “Game of Thrones”) is about to bust Fonny for assault when the outraged Italian-American shop owner tells the cop she witnessed the groping.

I mean the conversation between Fonny and Daniel later on, the way it kind of pans back and forth between those characters, all those movements were intended to bring us in as an audience into those rooms, into those lives.

The story then cuts back and forth between Tish and Fonny’s idyllic love story in the past and the harsh reality of the present with an America devoted to throwing black people in prison when it’s not busy denying them fair housing.

Common combinations with fonny

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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