Explore Hoity through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hoity in a sentence
Context around Hoity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hoity
- In this selection, "hoity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, prissy and toity stand out and add context to how "hoity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include behavior this hoity toity event and of prissy hoity toity scolds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hoity" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hoity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They’re not hoity-toity snobs, they’re like ‘This is turf’ snobs. (13 words)
Be on your best behavior: This hoity-toity event even has a dress code. (14 words)
And if the progenitors of their (ill-gotten) fortunes were too busy raping and pillaging, they at least educated their offspring to be hoity-toity. (25 words)
The never-Trumpers have done nothing more than present themselves as a bunch of prissy, hoity-toity scolds who have nothing of value to say on the matter and are simply ignored and the never-trumpers can’t seem to figure that out. (43 words)
And if the progenitors of their (ill-gotten) fortunes were too busy raping and pillaging, they at least educated their offspring to be hoity-toity. (25 words)
Be on your best behavior: This hoity-toity event even has a dress code. (14 words)
Example sentences (4)
They’re not hoity-toity snobs, they’re like ‘This is turf’ snobs.
And if the progenitors of their (ill-gotten) fortunes were too busy raping and pillaging, they at least educated their offspring to be hoity-toity.
Be on your best behavior: This hoity-toity event even has a dress code.
The never-Trumpers have done nothing more than present themselves as a bunch of prissy, hoity-toity scolds who have nothing of value to say on the matter and are simply ignored and the never-trumpers can’t seem to figure that out.