Explore Lenny through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lenny in a sentence
Lenny meaning
A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
Using Lenny
- The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.
- In the example corpus, lenny often appears in combinations such as: lenny bruce, and lenny, lenny henry.
Context around Lenny
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lenny
- In this selection, "lenny" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, singer, 108, wants, bruce, says and took stand out and add context to how "lenny" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 105 108 lenny took the and a row lenny cahill hitting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lenny" sits close to words such as aback, alexei and alligator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lenny
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I thought Lenny came in today, did really well. (9 words)
Basketball hall of famer Lenny Wilkens is among the Traveller alumni. (11 words)
Grammy winning bassist and singer Lenny Castallenos performs at Fleetwood’s Thursday. (12 words)
Lenny Bruce (played by Luke Kirby) plays the real-life comedian by the same name, Sophie Lennon’s character has similarities to comedienne Phyllis Diller, and Alex Borstein’s character, Susie, was inspired by female talent agent Sue Mengers. (39 words)
Frank feels he isn’t blind when it comes to Lenny as Lenny says he was close to the family as well as Frank and it was tough when Susan was left alone to raise the boys alone. (38 words)
It definitely did not have the same kind of — I didn’t feel as puffed up as I usually do performing Lenny’s bits on the show, because the audience was a lot less giving. (35 words)
Bringing up the gaffe, a Twitter user wrote: ‘In this episode, Karl speaks but you hear Lenny’s voice? (19 words)
Has it really been 50 years since the first Lenny Kaye-curated “Nuggets” compilation came out, looking back to an era of garage- and psych-rock that peaked a few years before that? (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Frank feels he isn’t blind when it comes to Lenny as Lenny says he was close to the family as well as Frank and it was tough when Susan was left alone to raise the boys alone.
Goldman, p. 105-108 Lenny took the stage as "Lenny Marsalle" one evening at the Victory Club, as a stand-in master of ceremonies for one of his mother's shows.
According to the news org, Lisa wants Lenny to “vacate their marital home” for good, thereby allowing her and the kids “exclusive use and occupancy” of it.
Basketball hall of famer Lenny Wilkens is among the Traveller alumni.
Because of the increasing flood risk, Carbon County Emergency Manager Lenny Layman has included a representative from Black Hills Energy on the bi-weekly calls.
Bringing up the gaffe, a Twitter user wrote: ‘In this episode, Karl speaks but you hear Lenny’s voice?
But many people don't realise that singer Lenny Kravitz, 58, was also born to famous parents - actress Roxie Roker and filmmaker Sy Kravitz.
Coach of the Jamaican team, Lenny Hyde, says it was challenging for the players to adjust to the playing surface.
Comedians, traditionally afforded a wide latitude to make us laugh, faced the same foe on Twitter that Lenny Bruce faced at the Café Au Go Go.
Dublin finished the half with six points in a row, Lenny Cahill hitting four and one each from Sean Keogh and Noah Byrne left them 0-9 to 0-3 ahead at the break.
From the trailer, one might argue that Cooper’s cinematic nose seems closer to that of Cyrano de Bergerac (thankfully, Edmund Rostand’s great romantic play has no Jews in it) than Lenny Bernstein.
Grammy winning bassist and singer Lenny Castallenos performs at Fleetwood’s Thursday.
Has it really been 50 years since the first Lenny Kaye-curated “Nuggets” compilation came out, looking back to an era of garage- and psych-rock that peaked a few years before that?
He plays Lenny Sampson, a reformed ex-convict involved in a knife crime initiative.
Hot off the heels of his Bafta win, Lenny Rush has bagged his next project as he is set to take on the role of Morris in the upcoming series of Doctor Who.
It definitely did not have the same kind of — I didn’t feel as puffed up as I usually do performing Lenny’s bits on the show, because the audience was a lot less giving.
I thought Lenny came in today, did really well.
Lenny Bruce is sort of a comedy oracle on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but the tease of his downfall is starting to follow the real-life figure's death.
Lenny Bruce (played by Luke Kirby) plays the real-life comedian by the same name, Sophie Lennon’s character has similarities to comedienne Phyllis Diller, and Alex Borstein’s character, Susie, was inspired by female talent agent Sue Mengers.
Lenny Henry’s Windrush drama continues with sisters Leah and Chantrelle still adjusting to life in overcast 1950s Dudley (sunny Jamaica is glimpsed in flashbacks).
Common combinations with lenny
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lenny bruce 15×
- and lenny 13×
- lenny henry 11×
- lenny kravitz 10×
- sir lenny 7×
- mayor lenny 7×
- as lenny 6×
- for lenny 5×
- that lenny 4×
- lenny is 4×