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Nettie in a sentence

Nettie meaning

A diminutive of the female given names Annette or Jeannette.

Using Nettie

  • The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the female given names Annette or Jeannette.
  • In the example corpus, nettie often appears in combinations such as: and nettie, nettie is, as nettie.

Context around Nettie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1× marry 1× described 1× sister 1× wife 1× junior 1× result 1× limit 1× cousin 1× accepted 1×

Often after:

learn 1× befriended 1× eventually 1× cronish 1× owens 1× help 1× married 1× francis 1× kimble 1× boggs 1×

Sentence patterns with Nettie

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

a result nettie leaves home 1× as the nettie boggs foundation 1× beloved sister nettie help her 1× blythe as nettie jessie mueller 1× celie and nettie is what 1× edward and nettie thacker powell 1× focus for nettie is animals 1× having accepted nettie s story 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a primary focus 1× as a result 1× bill hartnett for 1× celie and her 1× increasingly suspicious corrine 1× julie and billy 1×

Common sentence endings:

animals particularly dogs 1× as mrs mullin 1× be the speaker 1× church alliance ends 1× do missionary work 1× fair to sample 1×

Words around Nettie

Just before it in the word index:

netti 3 nettey 7 netters 10 netter 49 netted 536 nette 2

Just after it in the word index:

netting 322 nettle 31 nettleford 3 nettles 36 nettlesome 10 nettlestone 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abrasion 43 abscess 43 aced 43 ackman 43 actinides 43 adelson 43

Corpus analysis for Nettie

  • In this selection, "nettie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, marry, described, learn, befriended and eventually stand out and add context to how "nettie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a result nettie leaves home and as the nettie boggs foundation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nettie" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nettie

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

Nettie Owens will be the speaker. (6 words)

A primary focus for Nettie is animals, particularly dogs. (9 words)

Later, Corrine dies, finally having accepted Nettie's story. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

He and his wife, Nettie Francis, couldn’t imagine not giving their three youngest sons the same opportunity, so they launched a new Boy Scout troop earlier this year to carry on the tradition after the church alliance ends. (39 words)

Kelli O'Hara played Julie, with Nathan Gunn as Billy, Stephanie Blythe as Nettie, Jessie Mueller as Carrie, Jason Danieley as Enoch, Shuler Hensley as Jigger, John Cullum as the Starkeeper, and Kate Burton as Mrs. Mullin. (37 words)

Junior Nettie Walsh made two free throws for Portland, but Mazur set up Graff for a backdoor layup and Graff drained a 3 to make it 56-18 with 2:17 to go in the quarter. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Celie and her younger sister, 12-year-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as Mister wants to marry Nettie.

The letters indicate that Nettie befriended a missionary couple, Samuel and Corrine, the well-dressed woman that Celie saw in the store, whom Nettie eventually accompanied to Africa to do missionary work.

Also, at 12:30 p.m., Nettie Cronish, organic chef, culinary instructor and cookbook author will be cooking up some delicious treats for those attending the fair to sample.

Bill Hartnett for Church Hill described Nettie as a "great supporter" of her community.

Nettie Owens will be the speaker.

Though it takes Celie decades to get to this point, the wise words from her beloved sister Nettie help her to one day become her own person.

Throughout “The Color Purple,” the sisterly bond between Celie and Nettie is what keeps the former from succumbing to a life of tragedy.

Their daughters Julia and Nettie married and moved to Sturgeon Bay, but daughter Agnes, who married Cletus Zettel, and daughter Ann stayed to help their parents run the store.

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He and his wife, Nettie Francis, couldn’t imagine not giving their three youngest sons the same opportunity, so they launched a new Boy Scout troop earlier this year to carry on the tradition after the church alliance ends.

Nettie Kimble made 26 saves on the night for BHS, while Olivia Christian stopped all Bemidji shots against her.

She also recognized board members and past board members who were present, as well as the Nettie Boggs Foundation and the Platonic Club for their support.

A primary focus for Nettie is animals, particularly dogs.

Junior Nettie Walsh made two free throws for Portland, but Mazur set up Graff for a backdoor layup and Graff drained a 3 to make it 56-18 with 2:17 to go in the quarter.

Just after 11am police and the Cayman Islands Fire Service responded to a report of a burning house on Nettie Levy Close in Bodden Town, where a house had sustained significant damage.

Myrtle was a native of Rockingham County and was the daughter of the late Edward and Nettie Thacker Powell.

As a result, Nettie leaves home and before leaving, promises to write to Celie and tells her that only death can keep them apart.

Increasingly suspicious, Corrine tries to limit Nettie's role in her family.

Julie and Billy, now married, live at Julie's cousin Nettie's spa.

Kelli O'Hara played Julie, with Nathan Gunn as Billy, Stephanie Blythe as Nettie, Jessie Mueller as Carrie, Jason Danieley as Enoch, Shuler Hensley as Jigger, John Cullum as the Starkeeper, and Kate Burton as Mrs. Mullin.

Later, Corrine dies, finally having accepted Nettie's story.

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Common combinations with nettie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nettie" in a sentence?
An example: "Celie and her younger sister, 12-year-old Nettie, learn that a man identified only as Mister wants to marry Nettie." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nettie" from authentic English texts.
What does "nettie" mean?
Nettie means: A diminutive of the female given names Annette or Jeannette.
How many example sentences with "nettie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nettie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.