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Explore Lordy through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Lordy in a sentence

Lordy meaning

  1. Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
  2. Expressing strong emotion, such as amazement.

Using Lordy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration. | Expressing strong emotion, such as amazement.

Context around Lordy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often after:

projecting 1×

Sentence patterns with Lordy

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

and lordy were they 1× lordy if you 1× lordy projecting five 1× lordy the league 1× thank you lordy or never 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

lordy if you 1× lordy projecting five 1× lordy the league 1×

Common sentence endings:

mess of traffic 1× the box office 1× went at all 1×

Words around Lordy

Just before it in the word index:

lordswood 4 lordstown 40 lordships 13 lordship 72 lordsburg 6 lords 800

Just after it in the word index:

lore 508 loreburn 2 lored 2 loredana 2 loredo 2 loree 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Lordy

  • In this selection, "lordy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, projecting stand out and add context to how "lordy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and lordy were they and lordy if you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lordy" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lordy

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

And, lordy, were they loud. (5 words)

Lordy, the league was different back then, including at the box office. (12 words)

Lordy, projecting five years from now, Fort Lauderdale will be a snarled mass of a mess of traffic. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Lordy, if you can be tired of all that, or just sore from the chaffing: Read a damn book for a while. (22 words)

Oh really, I want to know how many you all dropped out, graduated thank you Lordy, or never went at all! (21 words)

Lordy, projecting five years from now, Fort Lauderdale will be a snarled mass of a mess of traffic. (18 words)

Exclamation examples

Oh really, I want to know how many you all dropped out, graduated thank you Lordy, or never went at all! (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Lordy, projecting five years from now, Fort Lauderdale will be a snarled mass of a mess of traffic.

Oh really, I want to know how many you all dropped out, graduated thank you Lordy, or never went at all!

And, lordy, were they loud.

Lordy, the league was different back then, including at the box office.

Lordy, if you can be tired of all that, or just sore from the chaffing: Read a damn book for a while.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lordy" in a sentence?
An example: "Lordy, projecting five years from now, Fort Lauderdale will be a snarled mass of a mess of traffic." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "lordy" from authentic English texts.
What does "lordy" mean?
Lordy means: Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
How many example sentences with "lordy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "lordy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.