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Rolodex in a sentence

Rolodex meaning

  1. A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
  2. One's contact list.
  3. A large list or category (of something specified).

Synonyms of Rolodex

card index card catalog card catalogue

Related words

Other words often associated with Rolodex or its synonyms:

file

Using Rolodex

  • The main meaning on this page is: A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context. | One's contact list. | A large list or category (of something specified).
  • Useful related words include: card index, card catalog, card catalogue.
  • In the example corpus, rolodex often appears in combinations such as: rolodex of.

Context around Rolodex

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

digital 1× valuable 1× gigantic 1× attention 1×

Often after:

must 1× card 1× style 1×

Sentence patterns with Rolodex

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

a gigantic rolodex of lobbyist 1× america s rolodex of basic 1× in a rolodex card filing 1× its rolodex of heroes 1× kirstein s rolodex must have 1× like a rolodex of the 1× my digital rolodex 1× opened a rolodex with a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cards hold data 1× for example user 1× he wasn t 1× i miss that 1× its rolodex of 1× kirstein s rolodex 1×

Common sentence endings:

backing the group 1× bursting by graduation 1× can cook up 1× card filing device 1× coughed on you 1× for the villain 1×

Words around Rolodex

Just before it in the word index:

rolnick 2 rolly 21 rollwagen 2 rollups 5 rollup 30 rollstin 2

Just after it in the word index:

roloff 22 roloffs 2 rolovich 2 rolph 6 rolston 8 rolt 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Rolodex

  • In this selection, "rolodex" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, digital, valuable, gigantic, must, card and style stand out and add context to how "rolodex" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gigantic rolodex of lobbyist and america s rolodex of basic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rolodex" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rolodex

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

Kirstein’s Rolodex must have been bursting by graduation. (9 words)

I miss that there was a time when it was my digital rolodex. (13 words)

Cards hold data, just as they would in a Rolodex card-filing device. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

My first “Aargh!” moment was when a forensic scientist held a strip of paper with a barcode on it up to the light and announced: “Wait a minute – I recognise that DNA profile,” then went to a rolodex and pulled out the exact barcode match for the villain. (48 words)

While we’re regularly adding new insiders to this valuable rolodex, we’re also constantly checking in with our existing trusted experts to learn what they’re working on and what they see as the latest and greatest in their fields. (41 words)

For a 33-year-old, Dr. Cahill's has amassed quite the rolodex of connections through his investment firm and include billionaires, Peter Thiel, Jim Palotta and Michael Milken who are all firmly backing the group. (36 words)

Example sentences (14)

I miss that there was a time when it was my digital rolodex.

Its Rolodex of heroes and settings serves as a sandbox for just about anything an ambitious creator can cook up.

When you’re sick, he observed, you lie awake “just going through this Rolodex of people that coughed on you.

While we’re regularly adding new insiders to this valuable rolodex, we’re also constantly checking in with our existing trusted experts to learn what they’re working on and what they see as the latest and greatest in their fields.

For a 33-year-old, Dr. Cahill's has amassed quite the rolodex of connections through his investment firm and include billionaires, Peter Thiel, Jim Palotta and Michael Milken who are all firmly backing the group.

He wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth as much as he was born sitting atop a gigantic Rolodex of lobbyist phone contacts.

Kirstein’s Rolodex must have been bursting by graduation.

The boards of these foundations read like a Rolodex of the AKP’s senior bureaucrats, city mayors, and crony billionaires, whose contributions help fund their activities.

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My first “Aargh!” moment was when a forensic scientist held a strip of paper with a barcode on it up to the light and announced: “Wait a minute – I recognise that DNA profile,” then went to a rolodex and pulled out the exact barcode match for the villain.

Since 1930, the BH&G New Cookbook has been updating America’s rolodex of basic recipes.

Some things have changed, of course — age, children, crazy success, the fragmentary attention span of the president of the United States, endless demands on her time, attention, Rolodex.

The film introduced one key member of that group, the French alchemist ; in one key scene, Flamel opened a rolodex with a Phoenix insignia emblazoned upon it, and used it to discuss matters with a witch.

Cards hold data, just as they would in a Rolodex card-filing device.

For example, user switching is represented by rotating a cube which faces are each user's workspace, and window management is represented via a Rolodex -style flipping mechanism in Windows Vista (see Windows Flip 3D ).

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Common combinations with rolodex

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • rolodex of 7×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rolodex" in a sentence?
An example: "I miss that there was a time when it was my digital rolodex." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rolodex" from authentic English texts.
What does "rolodex" mean?
Rolodex means: A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
What are synonyms of "rolodex"?
Common synonyms of "rolodex" include: card index, card catalog, card catalogue.
How many example sentences with "rolodex" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "rolodex", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.