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How do you use Medley in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like potpourri or pastiche, plus the exact meaning.

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Medley in a sentence

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Medley meaning

  1. Combat, fighting; a battle.
  2. A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
  3. A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.

Synonyms of Medley

potpourri pastiche musical composition opus composition piece piece of music

Using Medley

  • The main meaning on this page is: Combat, fighting; a battle. | A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. | A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
  • Useful related words include: potpourri, pastiche, musical composition, opus.
  • In the example corpus, medley often appears in combinations such as: medley of, medley relay, the medley.

Context around Medley

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Medley

  • In this selection, "medley" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sprint, distance, jazzy, relay, cover and performance stand out and add context to how "medley" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 200 individual medley and 400 yard medley relay washu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "medley" sits close to words such as adele, adolf and agendas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with medley

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Look for big improvements from the freestyle and medley relay teams. (11 words)

Serve your roast pork with a green bean and mushroom medley and roasted butternut squash. (15 words)

Ahead of accepting the special Moon Person trophy, the Colombian superstar performed a medley of her greatest hits. (18 words)

Opening the show was Lil Wayne, who came out to a portion of Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up” before launching into a two-song medley of “Uproar” with live drums behind him, and a new track “Kat Food,” both appearing to be crowdpleasers. (44 words)

But “Weird Al” and co. save the best for last, beginning with a jazzy medley of several hit parodies from across Yankovic’s career before transitioning into a knock-off that might be the most impressive technical display of the evening. (41 words)

In 1990, during McCartney's first performance in Liverpool since Lennon's death, he performed "Strawberry Fields Forever" in a medley with the Beatles' "Help!" and the 's "Give Peace A Chance" as a moving tribute to his fallen former partner. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

This relay meet will feature a few added events from most normal track meets such as the 4×200-meter relay, 4×800-meter relay, sprint medley and distance medley.

A highlight of the program was John singing a duet with Karen Carpenter of a medley of "Through the Rye" and " Good Vibrations ", although the medley was never released commercially as a single or on an album.

A cover of Like a Prayer by Madonna ended the medley/cover section of the set and left room for some of Ellis-Bextor’s biggest hits, Get Over You, and Murder on the Dancefloor.

Agnew and McGrane will also be performing a medley of some of the most famous male-female duos of all time, including Fleetwood Mac and Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

Ahead of accepting the special Moon Person trophy, the Colombian superstar performed a medley of her greatest hits.

Among the highlights in the boys meet was Steven West of Sandia claiming the 1,600-meter title, Mason Lovato of Volcano Vista sweeping the two hurdles finals, and Sandia Prep capturing first in the sprint medley relay.

As the evening draws in, a duo called BH2 will be getting everyone in the 'party mood' with a medley of music and songs from the 90s onwards.

At the end of the service, all calypsonians were invited on stage to serenade Stalin with a medley of his own songs.

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But “Weird Al” and co. save the best for last, beginning with a jazzy medley of several hit parodies from across Yankovic’s career before transitioning into a knock-off that might be the most impressive technical display of the evening.

Her performance mixed a high-energy medley of Eurythmics' "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" with a rap number that named-checked famous actors like Angela Bassett, Viola Davis and Jamie Lee Curtis.

In 1990, during McCartney's first performance in Liverpool since Lennon's death, he performed "Strawberry Fields Forever" in a medley with the Beatles' "Help!" and the 's "Give Peace A Chance" as a moving tribute to his fallen former partner.

In the Men’s 400 Yard Medley Relay, WashU finished 11th with a team made up of Schwartz, junior Caleb Saffold, junior Lleyton Martin, and Barrette with a time of 3:27.

Kaitlyn Sallows made the most noise in the pool, finishing fourth in the state — Hayes’ best individual finish of the year — in the girls 200 individual medley.

Look for big improvements from the freestyle and medley relay teams.

Meanwhile, hip-hop pioneer Busta Rhymes delivered an epic medley performance in honor of him receiving this year's lifetime achievement award, featuring artists like M.O.P., Coi Leray, BIA, and Scar Lip.

North Reading also benefited from a second-place finish in the sprint medley relay, with Roberts, Jenna Mahoney, Tiara Lamont and Annalise Butler clocking in at 4:24.22.

Opening the show was Lil Wayne, who came out to a portion of Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up” before launching into a two-song medley of “Uproar” with live drums behind him, and a new track “Kat Food,” both appearing to be crowdpleasers.

Prior to the game, global superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft (7:30 p.m. ET).

Serve your roast pork with a green bean and mushroom medley and roasted butternut squash.

The 200 medley relay team of Matthew DiLorenzo, Willie Hatch, Vincenzo Crivello and Nick Jones set a new school record with a time of 1 minute, 37.69 seconds.

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Common combinations with medley

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "medley" in a sentence?
An example: "This relay meet will feature a few added events from most normal track meets such as the 4×200-meter relay, 4×800-meter relay, sprint medley and distance medley." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "medley" from authentic English texts.
What does "medley" mean?
Medley means: Combat, fighting; a battle.
What are synonyms of "medley"?
Common synonyms of "medley" include: potpourri, pastiche, musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music.
How many example sentences with "medley" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "medley", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.