Random word

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

Frequent word

Terry in a sentence

Terry | Terryville | Terrys | Terryl

Terry meaning

  1. A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
  2. Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.

Synonyms of Terry

dame ellen terry toweling textile material cloth fabric terrycloth terry cloth actress towelling

Using Terry

  • The main meaning on this page is: A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper. | Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
  • Useful related words include: dame ellen terry, toweling, textile, material.
  • In the example corpus, terry often appears in combinations such as: and terry, terry and, terry is.

Context around Terry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Terry

  • In this selection, "terry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lure, return, feelings, fox, dubrow and spend stand out and add context to how "terry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include agent brian terry was asked and allegations with terry in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "terry" sits close to words such as boeing, gambling and grabbed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with terry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Damian does defeat Terry initially, even though Terry is rocking the powerful X7 prototype Batman Beyond suit. (17 words)

Det. Ralph Anderson had his officers arrest Terry Maitland during a Little League game that Terry was coaching. (18 words)

I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross, back with more of Terry's 2019 interview with Antonio Banderas. (19 words)

If that wasn't moving enough, during the same congressional hearing held last June, Josephine Terry -- the mother of slain U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry -- was asked if there is anything she would like to say to whomever approved Fast and Furious. (44 words)

However, when Edie, unaware of Terry's role in her brother's death, begins to return Terry's feelings, Terry is tormented by his awakening conscience and confesses the circumstances of Joey's death to Father Barry and Edie. (39 words)

The absurdist brilliance of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which ran on the BBC from 1969 to 1974, saw comedians John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam rewrite the rules of comedy. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Friendly, having had Charley watched, has Charley murdered and his body hanged in an alley as bait to lure Terry out to his death, but Terry and Edie both escape the attempt on Terry's life.

However, when Edie, unaware of Terry's role in her brother's death, begins to return Terry's feelings, Terry is tormented by his awakening conscience and confesses the circumstances of Joey's death to Father Barry and Edie.

Claudia and Terry spend most of the season traveling through the same forested area, with the biggest development being the raft that Terry builds so that Claudia will allow herself to rest.

Four matches was the length of the ban Terry served in 2012 after the Football Association found he had abused Ferdinand, even though a criminal court had cleared Terry of the same offence.

In my tests, I skipped the category of Turkish towels altogether and instead dealt with waffle-weave and terry options (not to be confused with terry towels made from Turkish cotton).

Terry and his barrister Maxwell Myers vehemently denied these 'unpleasant' allegations, with Terry in the box calling one of the witnesses who made them 'an absolute liar'.

The annual shirt campaign, dubbed Dear Terry, has been promoted with the help of Reynolds, who said Terry Fox was a role model of his as early as the second grade.

Terry's family warmly invite you to join them after the service to celebrate Terry's life at Elsham Golf Club.

Advertentie

The absurdist brilliance of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which ran on the BBC from 1969 to 1974, saw comedians John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam rewrite the rules of comedy.

The loss left head coach Rodney Terry and players admitting that there aren’t moral victories, but Terry still believes in his team’s upside, though the Longhorns are nearly halfway through conference play.

This year, McDonald's has combined its classic pie with Terry's Chocolate Orange to create a crispy chocolate pastry filled with a Terry's Chocolate Orange flavoured chocolate ganache.

Damian does defeat Terry initially, even though Terry is rocking the powerful X7 prototype Batman Beyond suit.

Det. Ralph Anderson had his officers arrest Terry Maitland during a Little League game that Terry was coaching.

I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross, back with more of Terry's 2019 interview with Antonio Banderas.

Joyce played quarterback during two of Terry’s seasons at Mount Airy and later played for Appalachian State University, where Terry played as well.

TERRY GOU: Every time he see me, he look at me - say, Terry, bring more jobs to go to the United States, bring more jobs to go to Wisconsin.

We had a motion-capture performer, Terry Notary, there, but because of the physiological differences between a human and a dog, there was really no actual movement or motion that Terry was going to do.

Dwyer began raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation after Terry Fox stopped his Marathon of Hope run in September 1, 1980 because cancer had spread to his lungs.

If that wasn't moving enough, during the same congressional hearing held last June, Josephine Terry -- the mother of slain U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry -- was asked if there is anything she would like to say to whomever approved Fast and Furious.

Renowned plastic surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow try to reverse damages from the original procedure together with Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. Terry Dubrow.

Advertentie

Common combinations with terry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "terry" in a sentence?
An example: "Friendly, having had Charley watched, has Charley murdered and his body hanged in an alley as bait to lure Terry out to his death, but Terry and Edie both escape the attempt on Terry's life." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "terry" from authentic English texts.
What does "terry" mean?
Terry means: A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
What are synonyms of "terry"?
Common synonyms of "terry" include: dame ellen terry, toweling, textile, material, cloth, fabric, terrycloth, terry cloth. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "terry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "terry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.