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Nellie in a sentence

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Nellie | Nelliel | Nellies

Nellie meaning

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Chanel.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Nelson.

Using Nellie

  • The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century. | A diminutive of the female given name Chanel. | A diminutive of the male given name Nelson.
  • In the example corpus, nellie often appears in combinations such as: and nellie, nellie bly, nellie was.

Context around Nellie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

journalist 2× daughter 2× participating 1× widow 1× discuss 1× durty 1× mrs 1× ellen 1× anele 1× late 1×

Often after:

bly 3× olson 1× donga 1× patterson 1× today 1× duckworth 1× father 1× tembe 1× kathy 1× carlson 1×

Sentence patterns with Nellie

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

american journalist nellie bly 1× and melba nellie who had 1× designers participating nellie donga of 1× donga of nellie s secret 1× durty nellie s co 1× elis william nellie and newly 1× fondly discuss nellie today and 1× girl named nellie morris who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to granddaughter 1× born january 20 1× but first let 1× durty nellie s 1× elected to served 1× great grandmother to 1×

Common sentence endings:

airman named ray 1× and retail building 1× been forgotten forever 1× ben stelter foundation 1× blackwell s island 1× buy local designs 1×

Words around Nellie

Just before it in the word index:

nelli 2 nelles 3 neller 2 nelle 182 nellai 2 nella 25

Just after it in the word index:

nelliel 6 nellies 5 nelligan 3 nellis 42 nellmapius 2 nello 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abort 104 adf 104 airway 104 aishwarya 104 amgen 104 amorphous 104

Corpus analysis for Nellie

  • In this selection, "nellie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, journalist, daughter, participating, bly, olson and donga stand out and add context to how "nellie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include american journalist nellie bly and and melba nellie who had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nellie" sits close to words such as abort, adf and airway, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nellie

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 couple married in 2000; their daughter, Nellie, is 21. (10 words)

Great-Grandmother to Elis, William, Nellie and newly arrived Eliana. (10 words)

Much loved son, brother to the late Nellie, Kathy, Norah and Jim. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

According to granddaughter Julie Brennan, whose father, James, was the youngest of Nellie’s children, tragic events leading to her death, the impact on her children and her final resting place could easily have been forgotten forever. (37 words)

For all of her high-note renown, her voice never ranked her with her contemporaries, the great operatic sopranos known by single names — Nilsson (Christina), Patti (Adelina), and Melba (Nellie, who had a dessert named after her). (37 words)

The story specifically follows an 18-year-old girl named Nellie Morris who is set on marrying her childhood sweetheart, an air raid warden named Billy, but falls for a handsome American airman named Ray. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Her name is Nellie (after Nellie Bly the famous journalist, not Nellie Olson from Little House on the Prairie).

One of the fashion designers participating, Nellie Donga of Nellie’s Secret Possession, hopes the event will woo Malawians to buy local designs.

According to a bio of Lembert published by the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association, Lembert's widow, Nellie, was presented with her husband's medal.

According to granddaughter Julie Brennan, whose father, James, was the youngest of Nellie’s children, tragic events leading to her death, the impact on her children and her final resting place could easily have been forgotten forever.

Born January 20, 1936 in Stillwater, she was the daughter of the late Nelson James and Nellie (Patterson) Barkley.

But first, let’s contextualise and put a historical background as to why we fondly discuss Nellie today and how we may remember her tomorrow.

Durty Nellie's co-owners Mark, left, and Jimmy Dolezal announced Wednesday a proposal to demolish the downtown Palatine pub and entertainment venue to make way for a six-story apartment and retail building.

Elected to served with her were: Mrs. Don Strohm, first vice president; Mrs. George Fisher, second vice president; Mrs. Nellie Duckworth, secretary, and Mrs. W.C. Couser, treasurer.

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Husband of the late Ellen (Nellie), father of the late Helen (Dunne), brother of the late Maureen (Owens), Michael (Sonny), Tom, Eddie, Gerry and Sean.

I adopted a cat in the past year, naming her Bly in honor of American journalist Nellie Bly.

I especially enjoyed the statue honoring the journalist Nellie Bly, who exposed conditions at an asylum on what was then known as Blackwell’s Island.

Moses Tembe, father of Anele “Nellie” Tembe, the late girlfriend of slain rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, said on Saturday the family was pained and shocked by his brutal murder.

Much loved son, brother to the late Nellie, Kathy, Norah and Jim.

On Friday, Connor McDavid showed up to speak to students at Nellie Carlson School, one of several city schools that took part in a fundraising campaign for the Ben Stelter Foundation.

She is now married to professional footballer Fraser Banks, with the couple parents to daughter Nellie, three.

The couple married in 2000; their daughter, Nellie, is 21.

The public discord resulting from their relationship proved that image was everything in Hollywood, and a lesbian relationship was considered indecent and immoral, with the potential to negatively affect Nellie’s career trajectory.

The story specifically follows an 18-year-old girl named Nellie Morris who is set on marrying her childhood sweetheart, an air raid warden named Billy, but falls for a handsome American airman named Ray.

For all of her high-note renown, her voice never ranked her with her contemporaries, the great operatic sopranos known by single names — Nilsson (Christina), Patti (Adelina), and Melba (Nellie, who had a dessert named after her).

Great-Grandmother to Elis, William, Nellie and newly arrived Eliana.

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Common combinations with nellie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nellie" in a sentence?
An example: "Her name is Nellie (after Nellie Bly the famous journalist, not Nellie Olson from Little House on the Prairie)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nellie" from authentic English texts.
What does "nellie" mean?
Nellie means: A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
How many example sentences with "nellie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nellie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.