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Explore Hooley through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hooley in a sentence

Hooley meaning

  1. A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
  2. Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.

Using Hooley

  • The main meaning on this page is: A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance. | Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.
  • In the example corpus, hooley often appears in combinations such as: will hooley, hooley who.

Context around Hooley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

iain 1× stan 1× sam 1× jay 1×

Often after:

lives 1× hannah 1× founder 1× tidow 1× refused 1×

Sentence patterns with Hooley

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

blowing a hooley hannah said 1× boss iain hooley as its 1× by will hooley who also 1× duo o hooley tidow will 1× executive jay hooley was shouted 1× hooley lives in 1× hooley refused to 1× on will hooley of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asset manager rathbones 1× during the may 1× francis was cited 1× he is currently 1× hooley lives in 1× hooley refused to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and other grievances 1× animal control officers 1× britain and america 1× by sally wainwright 1× chief of staff 1× jumping in delight 1×

Words around Hooley

Just before it in the word index:

hoole 9 hool 2 hooky 9 hookworms 10 hookworm 3 hookups 41

Just after it in the word index:

hoolie 6 hooligan 33 hooliganism 31 hooligans 61 hoomer 2 hoon 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Hooley

  • In this selection, "hooley" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, iain, stan, sam, lives, hannah and founder stand out and add context to how "hooley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blowing a hooley hannah said and boss iain hooley as its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hooley" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hooley

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

Hooley refused to cooperate with the police and turn the snake over to animal control officers. (16 words)

Hooley lives in the country’s capital of Bangui, and his house doubles as Sanitizo’s office. (17 words)

But where most north-east natives might heave a sigh at the weather blowing a hooley, Hannah said it had creatives jumping in delight. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

What Hooley – founder of the Good Vibrations record store and independent music label – meant was punk in had more depth, social reach and impact compared with what was now a dying fad in Britain and America. (36 words)

Francis was cited following an early tackle on Will Hooley of the United States but the panel ruled that it should have resulted in a yellow card on field but did not merit a red. (35 words)

They then faced a strong fightback which saw a try by sevens star Madison Hughes and a conversion by Will Hooley, who also added a penalty while deputising for injured regular kicker AJ McGinty. (34 words)

Example sentences (11)

Asset manager Rathbones appointed Investec Wealth boss Iain Hooley as its chief financial officer as Jennifer Mathias steps down to take the newly created position of group chief of staff.

Hooley lives in the country’s capital of Bangui, and his house doubles as Sanitizo’s office.

But where most north-east natives might heave a sigh at the weather blowing a hooley, Hannah said it had creatives jumping in delight.

Francis was cited following an early tackle on Will Hooley of the United States but the panel ruled that it should have resulted in a yellow card on field but did not merit a red.

He is currently working at a private equity firm and will officially begin his new duties later this month, replacing Stan Hooley, who left the organization in January.

They then faced a strong fightback which saw a try by sevens star Madison Hughes and a conversion by Will Hooley, who also added a penalty while deputising for injured regular kicker AJ McGinty.

What Hooley – founder of the Good Vibrations record store and independent music label – meant was punk in had more depth, social reach and impact compared with what was now a dying fad in Britain and America.

Yorkshire-based folk duo O’Hooley & Tidow will perform their much-loved theme tune for BBC One’s hit drama series Gentleman Jack (featuring Suranne Jones and written by Sally Wainwright).

Hooley refused to cooperate with the police and turn the snake over to animal control officers.

In the chaos, all but one of the prisoners of the Bolsheviks escape: The PCs will have a chance to save the remaining British soldier after dealing with the deadly troop: Sam Hooley.

During the May 2012 annual shareholders meeting, chairman and chief executive Jay Hooley was shouted down on numerous occasions by protesters in relation to the outsourcing and other grievances.

Common combinations with hooley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hooley" in a sentence?
An example: "Asset manager Rathbones appointed Investec Wealth boss Iain Hooley as its chief financial officer as Jennifer Mathias steps down to take the newly created position of group chief of staff." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hooley" from authentic English texts.
What does "hooley" mean?
Hooley means: A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.
How many example sentences with "hooley" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hooley", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.