Ply is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like strand or join. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ply in a sentence
Related words
Ply meaning
- A layer of material.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
- Clipping of plywood.
Synonyms of Ply
Using Ply
- The main meaning on this page is: A layer of material. | A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn. | Clipping of plywood.
- Useful related words include: strand, join, jaunt, trip.
- In the example corpus, ply often appears in combinations such as: to ply, ply the, ply their.
Context around Ply
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ply
- In this selection, "ply" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, others, six, planes, meaning, either and cards stand out and add context to how "ply" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allowed to ply on the and buses that ply the roads. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ply" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ply
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some ply the local government areas, while others ply the streets of Port Harcourt. (14 words)
Sources said that heavy vehicles could still ply either through Kengkhar gewog or Lingmethang-Weringla drungkhag. (16 words)
He's a middle-aged man, also likely growing and maturing in his craft as he continues to ply it. (20 words)
Hauled by a steam locomotive until only a decade or two ago, a diminutive diesel now takes charge of the daily run from NJP, but steam locos still ply the upper section of the Unesco-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway between Darjeeling and Ghum. (43 words)
CS Mutua also shared that he is familiar with Philippine icons such as the Banaue Rice Terraces and the Philippine jeepney, the latter which he compared to the Kenyan s or colorful mini-buses that ply the roads of Nairobi. (40 words)
In closing, Editor, over the years, realising that everyone has to survive somehow, the vendors have been given a free rein to ply their trade; and because of the political bickering, they’ve evolved into an eyesore with no solution. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some ply the local government areas, while others ply the streets of Port Harcourt.
Toilet paper comes in one-ply all the way up to six-ply, meaning that it is either a single sheet or multiple sheets placed back-to-back to make it thicker, softer, stronger and more absorbent.
A global pilot shortage has fostered problems in North America, partly explaining why fewer planes ply the skies compared with four years ago.
CS Mutua also shared that he is familiar with Philippine icons such as the Banaue Rice Terraces and the Philippine jeepney, the latter which he compared to the Kenyan s or colorful mini-buses that ply the roads of Nairobi.
Finally, Lloyd Anthony Hastings, a taxi driver from Danielstown, Essequibo Coast was gifted a car so that he can continue to ply his trade to provide for his family.
Hauled by a steam locomotive until only a decade or two ago, a diminutive diesel now takes charge of the daily run from NJP, but steam locos still ply the upper section of the Unesco-listed Darjeeling Himalayan Railway between Darjeeling and Ghum.
He's a middle-aged man, also likely growing and maturing in his craft as he continues to ply it.
In closing, Editor, over the years, realising that everyone has to survive somehow, the vendors have been given a free rein to ply their trade; and because of the political bickering, they’ve evolved into an eyesore with no solution.
In the meantime, as works are being done at those areas, vendors will be allowed to continue ply their trade while engaging the Public Works Ministry on at alternative vending spaces.
It has always been the dream of aspiring journalists and those who practised elsewhere to ply their trade at the Flagship.
Madagascar scored nine goals in five games conceding thrice on their journey to finishing third at the 18-team continental competition organized for players that ply their trade in their domestic leagues.
Sources said that heavy vehicles could still ply either through Kengkhar gewog or Lingmethang-Weringla drungkhag.
The JD(S) leader also said there was anger among the people and questioned why two-wheelers were not allowed to ply on the expressway.
The ply-cards read thus; ‘Tribunals Panels are not fair on today’s judgment’, ‘Imole has come to stay’, ‘Osun Citizen reject Oyetola’, ‘Injustice to Ademola Adeleke’, ‘Imole Mandate we stand’.
When people of the stature of Robbie Keane ply trade in Israel, it is an attempt to gloss over and legitimize the apartheid regime,” he added.
Any move to France would make Farrell ineligible for England under the current selection policy which rules out players who ply their trade abroad.
A taxi driver, Ayo Tunde, who plies the road, said, “I ply this road daily because it is one of the biggest roads in Kaduna city and I thank the federal government for the repairs.
In addition to that, the parents and the baby sleep on a piece of ply board on the dirt floor.
That would be Marcus Stroman, who inked a two-year, $37 million deal to ply his trade at the Boogie Down.
The 20-year-old has featured for the U-21s 10 times this season, scoring twice and will now ply his trade for the League One side who are looking to climb further away from the relegation zone.
Common combinations with ply
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to ply 36×
- ply the 22×
- ply their 18×
- that ply 6×
- ply his 5×
- ply on 5×
- still ply 4×
- buses ply 4×
- ply you 4×
- ply with 4×