How do you use Guy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like brace or roast, plus the exact meaning.
Guy in a sentence
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Guy meaning
- An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
- A man or boy; a fellow.
Synonyms of Guy
Using Guy
- The main meaning on this page is: An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November). | A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright". | A man or boy; a fellow.
- Useful related words include: brace, roast, ridicule, bracing.
- Possible Dutch translations are: gasten, jongens.
- In the example corpus, guy often appears in combinations such as: the guy, guy who, bad guy.
Context around Guy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Guy
- In this selection, "guy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, white, bad, fails, retreads and doesn stand out and add context to how "guy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bad guy by using, a black guy a jewish, bad guy and good guy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "guy" sits close to words such as initial, aren and supreme, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with guy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s a very smart guy and a good guy,” Trump of Kennedy. (13 words)
A black guy, a Jewish guy, and a Laotian guy walk into a bar. (14 words)
But he’s the guy that, in case of emergency, he’s the guy. (14 words)
I mean, the other guy in this case got five years - if he was facing, say 50 years if he goes to court, and they offer him 5 if he admits guilt and 'rolls' on the other guy, a LOT of innocent people would take that deal. (47 words)
But that’s because when he’s 15, he’s not trying to be cool guy, when he’s 17, he’s trying to be cool guy, he’s trying to be the leader, and he’s trying to kind of put on that bravado more. (46 words)
But in this particular case, this woman was doing better without the guy and its kind of different and now the guy is the one regretting and he starts asking 'which guy has made you forget me, please come back and all that," Lucius said. (45 words)
Example sentences (20)
Then, when the team has already mailed in the season, they throw the young guy to the wolves at the end, young guy fails, team benches young guy, retreads a useless vet, young guy doesn’t develop and loses all of his confidence.
Being the guy who follows “the guy” comes with extra pressure, and the guy who follows Brady will face a special level of scrutiny.
But in this particular case, this woman was doing better without the guy and its kind of different and now the guy is the one regretting and he starts asking 'which guy has made you forget me, please come back and all that," Lucius said.
Sung to a girl who’s with the wrong guy, by a guy who thinks he’s the right guy.
Guy’s son, Guy Jr., eventually took over the business and fathered Jim and Guy Brooks.
A black guy, a Jewish guy, and a Laotian guy walk into a bar.
This created the even more ridiculous likelihood that those leading the Democrats’ opposition to President Trump, a white guy from Queens, would soon be Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a white guy from Brooklyn, and Crowley, another white guy from Queens.
Bad guy/good guy is when one negotiator acts as a bad guy by using anger and threats.
A guy who works hard, a guy who knows how to go about his business,” Harmon said, according to video via the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast podcast.
But he’s the guy that, in case of emergency, he’s the guy.
But that’s because when he’s 15, he’s not trying to be cool guy, when he’s 17, he’s trying to be cool guy, he’s trying to be the leader, and he’s trying to kind of put on that bravado more.
Creepy Lurker Guy: The following was witnessed by my brother: Guy across the street tries to mow his overgrown lawn with an electric mower.
Frank has lost the love of his life to this guy…. the same guy who lured and took away his woman.
Guy Martin is back on our TV screens tonight as he explores Colombia's violent underworld in the documentary Our Guy In Colombia.
He is young, he is a fit guy, he is a positive guy so for sure he will come back stronger, and we need him to come back with the same fire he has with the ball, how he was.
He’s a guy that you want to win for, and he’s a guy you want to drink beers with afterwards.
He’s a very smart guy and a good guy,” Trump of Kennedy.
Huntley’s ceiling is much lower than Jackson’s, but I’d still take the guy doing whatever it takes to help his team than the guy sitting on the couch for a month with a sprain.
I have an urge to be that guy with the inflated paper bag ready to pop it suddenly on the guy building the missile.
I mean, the other guy in this case got five years - if he was facing, say 50 years if he goes to court, and they offer him 5 if he admits guilt and 'rolls' on the other guy, a LOT of innocent people would take that deal.
Phrases with guy
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Common combinations with guy
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