Explore Holly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like songwriter or songster. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Holly in a sentence
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Holly meaning
- Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- The wood from this tree.
- Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
Synonyms of Holly
Using Holly
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. | The wood from this tree. | Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
- Useful related words include: angiospermous tree, flowering tree, buddy holly, charles hardin holley.
- In the example corpus, holly often appears in combinations such as: holly willoughby, holly and, and holly.
Context around Holly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Holly
- In this selection, "holly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, buddy, west, released, willoughby, meadows and leaves stand out and add context to how "holly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 211 west holly st will and 215 west holly st will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "holly" sits close to words such as aesthetic, assisting and identities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with holly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Holly's This Morning co-host wrote: "I am so sorry for your loss Holly. (15 words)
The teen informs her that Holly is hot, only to learn Holly is Nicole’s daughter. (16 words)
Becky brought Holly back to the UK when she moved back here from Greece 14 years ago, when Holly was a pup. (22 words)
During the tour, they were promoted as "Buddy Holly and the Two Tones", while later Decca called them "Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes".sfn The label later released Holly's second single "Modern Don Juan", backed with "You Are My One Desire". (43 words)
Dearly loved by his wife Carole, sadly missed by son Tim with his family Graham, Pipa, Holly and Harry, daughters Helen and Morwena, sons in law Jeff and Marc, a loving Grandad of Holly and Brandon and Great Grandad of Ellis and Faye. (43 words)
The source, speaking to the MailOnline, said: "To ITV bosses, Holly and Alison are the dream team and it is also what Holly wanted and that is very important to those high up because they don't want to lose her. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
During the tour, they were promoted as "Buddy Holly and the Two Tones", while later Decca called them "Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes".sfn The label later released Holly's second single "Modern Don Juan", backed with "You Are My One Desire".
Other sources include yaupon holly leaves, South American holly yerba mate leaves, seeds from Amazonian maple guarana berries, and Amazonian holly guayusa leaves.
Becky brought Holly back to the UK when she moved back here from Greece 14 years ago, when Holly was a pup.
Dearly loved by his wife Carole, sadly missed by son Tim with his family Graham, Pipa, Holly and Harry, daughters Helen and Morwena, sons in law Jeff and Marc, a loving Grandad of Holly and Brandon and Great Grandad of Ellis and Faye.
Following his appearance on Monday's show, Holly and Ben were seen together in a video on This Morning's Instagram page and it showed them recalling a blunder Holly made during their last hosting appearance together.
Holly's This Morning co-host wrote: "I am so sorry for your loss Holly.
Holly Willoughby 'close to tears' at NTAs after ITV This Morning lose award Holly was seen in the crowd with Alison Hammond clapping the Repair Shop as they lifted the award.
Pete believes he knows the reason why Holly isn't his biggest fan, and it dates back to when he appeared on Celebrity Juice where Holly was a team captain.
The 15-year-old schoolgirl killed in a tragic stabbing in Hexham, Northumberland on Friday has been named as Holly Newton, also known as Holly Olivia.
The source, speaking to the MailOnline, said: "To ITV bosses, Holly and Alison are the dream team and it is also what Holly wanted and that is very important to those high up because they don't want to lose her.
The teen informs her that Holly is hot, only to learn Holly is Nicole’s daughter.
And rock and roll fans will line up for Buddy Holly's Winter Dance Party on Thursday October 17 – the show also features the music of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Richie Valens along with The Counterfeit crickets.
Since Sophia is so obsessed with making Holly and Tate Black (Leo Howard) pay, Holly will confront her about that and presumably unleash her wrath.
This song released by Holly’s band The Crickets was the group’s only LP that came out during Holly’s brief lifetime.
Phillip added that his co-host Holly Willoughby has been a huge support to him, writing: ‘My friends are the best, especially Holly, who has been so kind and wise – and who has hugged me as I sobbed on her shoulder.
Goat Mountain Pizza, located at 211 West Holly St., will close, and the taco bar next door Black Sheep, currently located at 215 West Holly St., will move into the former, larger Goat Mountain space.
Highland Springs ES – Both options would shrink the school’s zone from the east, pulling it back several blocks to Holly Avenue and sending homes east of Holly to Fair Oaks Elementary.
Like everyone else who has come to love Holly, I was devastated to learn that she—healthy Holly—had such a ridiculous disease.
However, this event — which raised more than $7000 – always takes place at The Holly Meadows Golf Course during the Labor Day weekend and net proceeds from the event solely support the maintenance of Holly Meadows Golf Course.
John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates.
Common combinations with holly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- holly willoughby 25×
- holly and 17×
- and holly 16×
- buddy holly 9×
- holly is 8×
- holly has 8×
- holly was 6×
- of holly 6×
- the holly 6×
- holly will 5×