Explore Jilly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jilly meaning
- A diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian.
- A diminutive of the female given name Julia.
Using Jilly
- The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian. | A diminutive of the female given name Julia.
- In the example corpus, jilly often appears in combinations such as: jilly cooper, dame jilly, jilly bean.
Context around Jilly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jilly
- In this selection, "jilly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dame, update, steamy, cooper, bean and served stand out and add context to how "jilly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dame jilly served as and a 1988 jilly cooper novel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jilly" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jilly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Once again, modern man has let Dame Jilly Cooper down. (10 words)
Anyway, back to the book: it is Jilly Cooper times ten. (11 words)
Jilly Cooper has been nominated for a British Book Award for fiction. (12 words)
Fred Trueman memorably said that to be a great fast bowler “you need a big heart and a big bottom”, the recalled Potts is deemed to have “ticker” and is in possession of the sort of muscular derriere that Jilly Cooper could devote chapters to. (45 words)
Dame Jilly served as an executive producer on the series and revealed a mile-high sex scene on a Concorde with some male buttocks proudly on display, which was not in the original text. (34 words)
We also have a Furry Friend Finder update: Jilly Bean and June Bug, the 4-year-old twin Chihuahuas, were adopted by Jill. whose nickname is also Jilly Bean, and her husband, Barry. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
We also have a Furry Friend Finder update: Jilly Bean and June Bug, the 4-year-old twin Chihuahuas, were adopted by Jill. whose nickname is also Jilly Bean, and her husband, Barry.
Dame Jilly served as an executive producer on the series and revealed a mile-high sex scene on a Concorde with some male buttocks proudly on display, which was not in the original text.
Dame Jilly served as an executive producer on the series, which was filmed over six months last year.
Fred Trueman memorably said that to be a great fast bowler “you need a big heart and a big bottom”, the recalled Potts is deemed to have “ticker” and is in possession of the sort of muscular derriere that Jilly Cooper could devote chapters to.
He's currently filming the football hooligan sequel Marching Powder and will star in an adaptation of the steamy Jilly Cooper novel Rivals on Disney+.
Jilly, a student nurse and mum of three from Newcastle, : “His actions and behaviour have caused so much hurt and anger to so many women.
Jilly Cooper has been nominated for a British Book Award for fiction.
Jilly has to get off ahead of me straight into the cycle lane – putting two paws on the floor before edging out.
Not an easy task, squaring today’s delicate sensitivities with naughty Jilly’s obsession with bonking, boozing, groping and relentless political incorrectness.
Once again, modern man has let Dame Jilly Cooper down.
One, Kokoso, had a prominent role in this year's series based on Jilly Cooper's racy 1980s book Rivals.
The second instalment in Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles is mad but wonderful, and it features the ultimate bonkbuster pin-up: Rupert Campbell-Black.
This is an adaptation of a 1988 Jilly Cooper novel of the same name.
Anyway, back to the book: it is Jilly Cooper times ten.
Bernard Jilly, director of the Alaska State Public Health Laboratories, said that over the past decade, the labs' funding didn't keep up with inflation, which forced the state to cut staff.
Instead of picking up your usual bottle, Jilly advised being 'adventurous' and go for varieties you have not tried before.
Jilly disappears, and the creature starts to speak to Inferno telepathically, trying to scare her.
Jilly finds her in the bathroom, and almost gets fried for it.
Jilly is bothered that the creature is dead, but Sandy explains that she had to use her darker urges to help her.
Jilly Anais has a career in singing, and she released her first single in 2015 called Juice.
Common combinations with jilly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: