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Get to know Shoofly better with 1 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like policeman or officer.

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Shoofly in a sentence

Shoofly meaning

  1. A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
  2. A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
  3. A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.

Synonyms of Shoofly

policeman police officer officer rocking chair rocker

Related words

Other words often associated with Shoofly or its synonyms:

lawman chair official mariner adolescent man musician attendant teenager officeholder player trough

Using Shoofly

  • The main meaning on this page is: A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals. | A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc. | A police officer assigned to keep tabs on other members of the police.
  • Useful related words include: policeman, police officer, officer, rocking chair.

Context around Shoofly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

pies 1×

Sentence patterns with Shoofly

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

asparagus to shoofly pies pumpkin 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

many including diane 1×

Common sentence endings:

and pullet eggs 1×

Words around Shoofly

Just before it in the word index:

shooed 11 shoo 48 shonov 4 shonnie 2 shonky 5 shonibare 8

Just after it in the word index:

shooglenifty 2 shoogly 3 shooing 6 shoojit 14 shook 653 shooks 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Shoofly

  • In this selection, "shoofly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pies stand out and add context to how "shoofly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include asparagus to shoofly pies pumpkin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shoofly" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shoofly

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

Many — including Diane Wan, 72 — immediately recognized Stoltzfoos, and left with everything from pickled okra, pork roll, and asparagus to shoofly pies, pumpkin bread, and GMO-free duck and pullet eggs. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Many — including Diane Wan, 72 — immediately recognized Stoltzfoos, and left with everything from pickled okra, pork roll, and asparagus to shoofly pies, pumpkin bread, and GMO-free duck and pullet eggs. (31 words)

Example sentences (1)

Many — including Diane Wan, 72 — immediately recognized Stoltzfoos, and left with everything from pickled okra, pork roll, and asparagus to shoofly pies, pumpkin bread, and GMO-free duck and pullet eggs.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shoofly" in a sentence?
An example: "Many — including Diane Wan, 72 — immediately recognized Stoltzfoos, and left with everything from pickled okra, pork roll, and asparagus to shoofly pies, pumpkin bread, and GMO-free duck and pullet eggs." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "shoofly" from authentic English texts.
What does "shoofly" mean?
Shoofly means: A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
What are synonyms of "shoofly"?
Common synonyms of "shoofly" include: policeman, police officer, officer, rocking chair, rocker.
How many example sentences with "shoofly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "shoofly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.