Wondering how to use Naughty in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as blue or mischievous.
Naughty in a sentence
Naughty meaning
- Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
- Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- Decadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
Using Naughty
- The main meaning on this page is: Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). | Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. | Decadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
- Useful related words include: blue, mischievous, sexy, spicy.
- In the example corpus, naughty often appears in combinations such as: naughty dog, the naughty, naughty and.
Context around Naughty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Naughty
- In this selection, "naughty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, week, good, dog, list and chair stand out and add context to how "naughty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include developed by naughty dog and and addition to naughty dog s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "naughty" sits close to words such as adolescent, agnes and amp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with naughty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Concept art for Naughty Dog’s Last of Us multiplayer title. (11 words)
And you've Googled them to see if Naughty Nina is worth the fight. (14 words)
And, of course, whether they've unintentionally found themselves on the naughty list that year. (15 words)
Fans who were excited about the expansion of the franchise's multiplayer universe will likely be disappointed if the Last of Us multiplayer game is indeed cancelled, as it was seen as a promising addition to Naughty Dog's repertoire. (40 words)
After it failed to appear at the PlayStation Showcase this past week, Naughty Dog released an update on social media saying the studio needed more time to work on the game before showing it off to the public. (38 words)
After the heart-wrenching story of The Last of Us Part 2, Naughty Dog has its work cut out for it in crafting a follow-up that can live up to its predecessor's expectations. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
This form of discipline is especially popular in western cultures. citation In the UK, the punishment is often known as the naughty chair or naughty step.
According to folklore, while Santa rewards good children with presents, Krampus punishes those who have been naughty.
After it failed to appear at the PlayStation Showcase this past week, Naughty Dog released an update on social media saying the studio needed more time to work on the game before showing it off to the public.
After the heart-wrenching story of The Last of Us Part 2, Naughty Dog has its work cut out for it in crafting a follow-up that can live up to its predecessor's expectations.
After the young child of the family calls out for Santa's help, he makes it his duty to go from nice to naughty and show the mercenaries a taste of their own medicine.
A game so good, Naughty Dog couldn't resist giving it some touch-ups and releasing it all over again.
Although initially annoyed at the naughty pup’s antics, thanks to Harley, David was able to be treated immediately to eliminate the risk of amputation.
And, of course, whether they've unintentionally found themselves on the naughty list that year.
And you've Googled them to see if Naughty Nina is worth the fight.
Arabella Del Busso proved she's happy to be on Santa's 'naughty list' as she stripped down for a very raunchy photo shoot on Saturday.
Both game franchises were developed by Naughty Dog and have a long history of referencing each each other.
But first, the final four played a Naughty and Nice Challenge to decide who would gain an advantage.
But she later threatened to reveal the pair’s naughty messages to each other with the man’s wife.
Camilla was famously Charles’s mistress during her marriage to Andrew, while the latter is described by friends as having been ‘very naughty with women’ throughout.
Chinese tourists are back in action, but Australia is still on China’s naughty list – and it could cost the local tourism industry billions of dollars.
Colman’s warmth melts the ice of Gillian Anderson, who joins her, Driver and Louise Brealey, the naughty girl crew.
Concept art for Naughty Dog’s Last of Us multiplayer title.
Developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony, the game was positioned as PlayStation's answer to Mario.
Fans who were excited about the expansion of the franchise's multiplayer universe will likely be disappointed if the Last of Us multiplayer game is indeed cancelled, as it was seen as a promising addition to Naughty Dog's repertoire.
February's The Last of Us Part 1 indicated that Naughty Dog wasn't willing to force the game out if it wasn't ready, and it doesn't seem like another delay is forthcoming.
Common combinations with naughty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- naughty dog 53×
- the naughty 25×
- naughty and 12×
- naughty list 11×
- naughty or 8×
- naughty dog's 6×
- of naughty 6×
- been naughty 5×
- to naughty 5×
- by naughty 5×