Gay means: An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person. Related words include brave or indulgent. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Gay in practice.

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Gay in a sentence

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Gay meaning

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
  2. A unisex given name from English.
  3. A female given name from English, from the word gay (“joyful”); rare today.

Synonyms of Gay

merry joyous homophile homosexual braw brave indulgent mirthful jovial jolly jocund cheerful sunny cheery colorful

Gay in Dutch

homoseksueel homofiel verwijfd

Example sentences (20)

The Gay Leadership DudeYour Queer Career: Work Advice from ‘The Gay Leadership Dude’ - Is DEI dead in the workplace?

I didn't know any gay adults, and the adults I did know were not very kind about the few gay people I had heard about.

Gay rights organisations are asking the court to scrap two sections of the penal code that criminalise gay sex.

So was he a priest that became gay in order to prey on men or was he a gay that became a priest in order to prey on men?

By overning Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court opens the door to reversing gay sex, gay marriage, contraception.

She thinks if you're a gay couple or even look like a gay couple, you should be allowed to be kicked out of a restaurant.

MP Nigel Evans has welcomed the winners of Mr Gay Europe, Mr Gay England and Mx Drag England to Westminster.

I would love that gay actors get more roles, but saying that straight actos can’t play gay characters is beyond ridiculous.

But openly homosexual/homo-leaning/homoromantic/gay actors rarely even get offered high-profile gay roles.

Mr. Gay said the problem was resolved when the electric company put the Gay house on its own transformer.

If you don't want gay men gossiping about your sex life, don't have sex in front of a crowd of gay men.

I’ve got a good handful of gay friends and they keep me abreast of what’s hot in the gay culture: Whitney, Britney Spears also.

He says that “suspected gay students are being tracked down by their anti-gay colleagues in clubs, bars and even in their homes.

In 1976, Cruse devoted part of an issue of to a story, "Gravy On Gay," which was the cartoonist's first venture into gay topics.

The kid with the lisp needs to shut the hell up, or the gay kid needs to try to be a little less gay.

The ensuing article looked at the fledgling gay rights movement and calls for rights for gay people.

Also, does the other gay in the breakthrough gay rom-com really have to turn out to be the villain?

I loved it at first and don’t mind some gay characters but every single episode is a gay love fest.

Meanwhile, the Twilight actress, during an interview with Variety, was asked about the debate that gay actors should play gay roles.

I’m wondering if the way these gay men talk to each other on-screen translated off-screen since you worked with a cast of all gay men.

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Common combinations with gay

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gay" in a sentence?
An example: "The Gay Leadership DudeYour Queer Career: Work Advice from ‘The Gay Leadership Dude’ - Is DEI dead in the workplace?" This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "gay" from real English texts.
What does "gay" mean?
Gay means: An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
What are synonyms of "gay"?
Common synonyms of "gay" include: merry, joyous, homophile, homosexual, braw, brave, indulgent, mirthful. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "gay" in Dutch?
"gay" translates to Dutch as: homoseksueel, homofiel, verwijfd.
How many example sentences with "gay" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "gay", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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