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Teensy is an English word with synonyms like bitty or small. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Teensy in a sentence

Teensy meaning

tiny

Synonyms of Teensy

bitty small itsy-bitsy itty-bitty teeny-weeny teensy-weensy weensy weeny wee teeny teentsy bittie little

Related words

Other words often associated with Teensy or its synonyms:

petite bantam midget minuscule tiny diminutive lilliputian early big time modest

Using Teensy

  • The main meaning on this page is: tiny
  • Useful related words include: bitty, small, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty.
  • In the example corpus, teensy often appears in combinations such as: teensy bit, teensy little.

Context around Teensy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

bit 5× little 2× mom 1× rutland 1× weensy 1× flower 1× problem 1× beetles 1× 2018 1×

Sentence patterns with Teensy

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

about a teensy mom and 1× be a teensy bit greedy 1× boy from teensy rutland illinois 1× by a teensy flower attached 1× contribute a teensy bit to 1× even a teensy bit surprised 1× have a teensy weensy bit 1× in with teensy who wrote 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as it turns 1× fancy yet also 1× just one teensy 1× not bad for 1× so the boys 1× the teensy 2018 1×

Common sentence endings:

accompanying a werewolf 1× bit greedy though 1× errors by itself 1× half a hat 1× held religious convictions 1× keep getting elected 1×

Words around Teensy

Just before it in the word index:

teens 1.597 teennick 4 teeniest 2 teeners 3 teenburger 2 teenagers 1.289

Just after it in the word index:

teeny 50 teepee 22 teepees 4 teeple 2 teer 3 teerlinck 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Teensy

  • In this selection, "teensy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bit, little and mom stand out and add context to how "teensy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about a teensy mom and and be a teensy bit greedy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "teensy" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with teensy

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

Teensy little cup of cappuccino. (5 words)

It's OK to be a teensy bit greedy, though. (10 words)

And I'm not even a teensy bit surprised by this. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

There’s a teensy bit of upside in the fact that the extra incidences of unauthorised access didn’t take place in the same timeframe as the 116 other mistakes, and that ACT Policing was able to identify its errors by itself. (42 words)

So in his new genius "Budget for a Better America" -- aides had to keep correcting it from "gooder" in drafts -- Trump wants to cut just a teensy bit from the budget for Medicare: about $845 billion over the next decade. (40 words)

Not bad for a farm boy from teensy Rutland, Illinois — geographically situated at the Cards/Cubs dividing line — where Baxter grew up helping his dad grow corn and soybeans and raise beef cattle. (33 words)

Question examples

That might as well be weeks when you've gotten a notice from the IRS, so how about today I have a teensy, weensy bit of a 10-year-old bourbon? (31 words)

Example sentences (14)

It was a teensy little case about a teensy mom and pop company with sincerely held religious convictions.

As it turns out, the general population ( are fairly confused about what is or isn’t an abortion, too (which might contribute a teensy bit to how these idiots keep getting elected!).

But I was all in with “Teensy…” who wrote: “Nana puddin’ (extra points for correct spellings) should include homemade custard…layered between banana slices and wafers and…baked with meringue on top.

Not bad for a farm boy from teensy Rutland, Illinois — geographically situated at the Cards/Cubs dividing line — where Baxter grew up helping his dad grow corn and soybeans and raise beef cattle.

That might as well be weeks when you've gotten a notice from the IRS, so how about today I have a teensy, weensy bit of a 10-year-old bourbon?

Teensy little cup of cappuccino.

Fancy, yet also somehow not that fancy, theoretically opposed to people being poor or sick or whatever, yet easily distracted by a teensy flower attached to half a hat.

Just one teensy problem: Bailey needed Link to remove Richard’s poisonous hip, stat.

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It's OK to be a teensy bit greedy, though.

So in his new genius "Budget for a Better America" -- aides had to keep correcting it from "gooder" in drafts -- Trump wants to cut just a teensy bit from the budget for Medicare: about $845 billion over the next decade.

So the boys could’ve turned into teensy beetles like Rita Skeeter, which doesn’t sound very useful for accompanying a werewolf.

There’s a teensy bit of upside in the fact that the extra incidences of unauthorised access didn’t take place in the same timeframe as the 116 other mistakes, and that ACT Policing was able to identify its errors by itself.

And I'm not even a teensy bit surprised by this.

The teensy 2018 Ford Fiesta lives its best life as a fuel-sipping turbo-3 hatch or as a scintillating turbo-4 ST.

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Common combinations with teensy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "teensy" in a sentence?
An example: "It was a teensy little case about a teensy mom and pop company with sincerely held religious convictions." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "teensy" from authentic English texts.
What does "teensy" mean?
Teensy means: tiny
What are synonyms of "teensy"?
Common synonyms of "teensy" include: bitty, small, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, weensy, weeny. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "teensy" are there?
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