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How do you use Meloy in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Meloy in a sentence

Meloy meaning

A surname from Norwegian.

Using Meloy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Norwegian.
  • In the example corpus, meloy often appears in combinations such as: colin meloy, meloy and.

Context around Meloy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

colin 3× joe 1×

Often after:

clearly 1× encourages 1× spotted 1× comes 1× viewed 1×

Sentence patterns with Meloy

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

and joe meloy as well 1× but while meloy comes off 1× dr meloy viewed videos 1× frontman colin meloy 1× frontman colin meloy and guitarist 1× hours after meloy spotted the 1× meloy clearly works 1× meloy encourages farmers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few hours 1× a new book 1× as a joint 1× but while meloy 1× dr meloy viewed 1× frontman colin meloy 1×

Common sentence endings:

alan watts paperbacks 1× and chris funk 1× band s music 1× food comes from 1× frontman colin meloy 1× nearly three hours 1×

Words around Meloy

Just before it in the word index:

melotone 2 melot 7 melos 6 melora 2 melony 8 melons 33

Just after it in the word index:

melqart 2 melrose 146 mels 2 melson 6 melstacorp 2 melt 576

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Meloy

  • In this selection, "meloy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, colin, joe, clearly, encourages and spotted stand out and add context to how "meloy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and joe meloy as well and but while meloy comes off. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meloy" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meloy

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

The Decemberists are, from left, Jenny Conlee, John Moen, Nate Query, Colin Meloy and Chris Funk. (16 words)

Frontman Colin Meloy and guitarist Chris Funk of The Decemberists regularly employ the mandolin in the band's music. (19 words)

A new book from the beloved local illustrator also captures her “bickering but inseparable friendship” with future husband Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

But while Meloy comes off as the world’s biggest theater kid, Little’s vibe on record casts him as the misfit who cuts out of class to smoke cigarettes in the stairwell and talks your ear off about Ouija boards and Alan Watts paperbacks. (45 words)

A few hours after Meloy spotted the plane through his Canon 7D from around 25 miles away, “Reach 358” secretly landed at Al Asad Airbase just west of Baghdad before the President and first lady met with troops for nearly three hours. (42 words)

As a joint effort and fund raiser for the Challenge in the Hills, Stormy and Joe Meloy, as well as many other parents and volunteers, worked the ticket gate the entire weekend. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

A new book from the beloved local illustrator also captures her “bickering but inseparable friendship” with future husband Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy.

Meloy clearly works to make sure his heart is always in it, that each move along the route is the right one.

Meloy encourages farmers to share their story with the non-farm public, as consumers are curious about where their food comes from.

A few hours after Meloy spotted the plane through his Canon 7D from around 25 miles away, “Reach 358” secretly landed at Al Asad Airbase just west of Baghdad before the President and first lady met with troops for nearly three hours.

As a joint effort and fund raiser for the Challenge in the Hills, Stormy and Joe Meloy, as well as many other parents and volunteers, worked the ticket gate the entire weekend.

But while Meloy comes off as the world’s biggest theater kid, Little’s vibe on record casts him as the misfit who cuts out of class to smoke cigarettes in the stairwell and talks your ear off about Ouija boards and Alan Watts paperbacks.

Dr. Meloy viewed videos from the Motel 6 murder of Carl Williams and videos from days later when interviewed the defendant and took him around to the scenes of the other murders.

The Decemberists are, from left, Jenny Conlee, John Moen, Nate Query, Colin Meloy and Chris Funk.

Frontman Colin Meloy and guitarist Chris Funk of The Decemberists regularly employ the mandolin in the band's music.

Common combinations with meloy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "meloy" in a sentence?
An example: "A new book from the beloved local illustrator also captures her “bickering but inseparable friendship” with future husband Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "meloy" from authentic English texts.
What does "meloy" mean?
Meloy means: A surname from Norwegian.
How many example sentences with "meloy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "meloy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.