Get to know Nobby better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Nobby meaning
- Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing).
- Fashionable or chic.
Using Nobby
- The main meaning on this page is: Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing). | Fashionable or chic.
- In the example corpus, nobby often appears in combinations such as: nobby stiles, nobby and.
Context around Nobby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nobby
- In this selection, "nobby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hey, hear, meeting, stiles, arrived and clark stand out and add context to how "nobby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include biggest shark nobby the nurse and charlton and nobby stiles members. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nobby" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nobby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gullit just said: 'Hey Nobby - you're hooked'. (8 words)
Hugely sad to hear Nobby has passed away. (8 words)
I had the pleasure of meeting Nobby and what a humble man. (12 words)
Nobby Clark has threatened to sue the other band members if their lawsuit is successful, stating that he was the creative force behind the band's success, despite the fact that he left the group in 1973 before the bulk of their fame and fortune began. (46 words)
Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler says Nobby Stiles was a key figure in England's 1966 World Cup success and says he has treasured memories of the time he got to spend with the great midfielder. (36 words)
Halfway between Crescent Head and Point Plomer is the brilliantly named Delicate Nobby, a wedge-shaped rock formation that starts just off the beach and spears out into the Pacific, creating beach breaks on either side. (36 words)
Example sentences (15)
Gullit just said: 'Hey Nobby - you're hooked'.
Hugely sad to hear Nobby has passed away.
I had the pleasure of meeting Nobby and what a humble man.
Nobby had seen something in me and very much transformed my life, because that was the day I began to kick on as a player.
Nobby Stiles, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team, died on Friday aged 78 after a long illness, his family announced.
Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler says Nobby Stiles was a key figure in England's 1966 World Cup success and says he has treasured memories of the time he got to spend with the great midfielder.
The news follows the death of his older brother Jack in July and fellow England 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles on Saturday, both of whom had been diagnosed with dementia in later life.
When Nobby arrived, Bobby had two World Cup winners and three European Cup winners, including himself.
With his receding hair, short height, poor eyesight and missing front teeth, the footballer Nobby Stiles made an unlikely national hero.
I have always called it a nobby but I have no idea why - or where I picked it up from,' questioned one person.
Staff and volunteers at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary in Wroxall have said goodbye to visitor favourites Nobby and Scott, who have died.
Halfway between Crescent Head and Point Plomer is the brilliantly named Delicate Nobby, a wedge-shaped rock formation that starts just off the beach and spears out into the Pacific, creating beach breaks on either side.
Nobby Clark has threatened to sue the other band members if their lawsuit is successful, stating that he was the creative force behind the band's success, despite the fact that he left the group in 1973 before the bulk of their fame and fortune began.
The Great Yarmouth centre is home to a tropical shark display, one resident of which is Britain's biggest shark 'Nobby' the Nurse Shark.
The "iconic" team included Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles (members of England's World Cup winning team), Denis Law and George Best.
Common combinations with nobby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: