Explore Pollyanna through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pollyanna meaning
A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.
Using Pollyanna
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.
- In the example corpus, pollyanna often appears in combinations such as: pollyanna mcintosh.
Context around Pollyanna
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pollyanna
- In this selection, "pollyanna" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, named, jadis, christmas, ish, mcintosh and bulls stand out and add context to how "pollyanna" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include baby named pollyanna and dear said pollyanna. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pollyanna" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pollyanna
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Oh, dear, said Pollyanna. (4 words)
Does Pollyanna Woodward use Twitter or Instagram? (7 words)
Matt was married to Natalie's friend Svetlana, and the couple had a baby named Pollyanna. (16 words)
Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) threatened to destroy Alexandria and if they got away together, and then Thorne (Lesley-Ann Brandt) had Michonne in her rifle-sight, so Rick made the drastic decision to save Michonne's life by pushing her away. (40 words)
I need to jot down a few daily recaps and plan for the next day in my “Positive Planner” book my best friend got me for our Christmas pollyanna and this settles my mind before bed. (36 words)
Dan Gilbert, the founder of Rocket Cos, lost 37 percent of his net worth in the early days of the pandemic, while Pollyanna Chu, once Hong Kong's richest woman, lost 31 percent in 2018. (35 words)
Does Pollyanna Woodward use Twitter or Instagram? (7 words)
Example sentences (12)
Caveat Emptor is my only advice to the pollyanna bulls and hedge accordingly on the way up/down.
Dan Gilbert, the founder of Rocket Cos, lost 37 percent of his net worth in the early days of the pandemic, while Pollyanna Chu, once Hong Kong's richest woman, lost 31 percent in 2018.
Matt was married to Natalie's friend Svetlana, and the couple had a baby named Pollyanna.
But we shouldn’t write off Ono’s work as Pollyanna-ish and sunny, dishing out greetings card truisms.
Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) threatened to destroy Alexandria and if they got away together, and then Thorne (Lesley-Ann Brandt) had Michonne in her rifle-sight, so Rick made the drastic decision to save Michonne's life by pushing her away.
I need to jot down a few daily recaps and plan for the next day in my “Positive Planner” book my best friend got me for our Christmas pollyanna and this settles my mind before bed.
It was also Pollyanna-ish, considering the response I got from readers who were, at best, impassioned and opinionated and at worst, downright nasty.
Does Pollyanna Woodward use Twitter or Instagram?
He is not a Pollyanna, but he is rational and hopeful, and so should we all be.
Oh, dear, said Pollyanna.
There Rick disappeared when Anne (Pollyanna McIntosh), who was secretly in contact with CRM, fished a gravely wounded Rick out of a river following his apparent death in a bridge explosion.
Despite being the executive chef for a clutch of Leslieville restaurants—The Thirsty Duck, Pollyanna, Eastside Social—Stefan Skeene calls Mississauga home.
Common combinations with pollyanna
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: