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Tooby is an English word starting with the letter T. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Tooby in a sentence

Using Tooby

  • In the example corpus, tooby often appears in combinations such as: tooby and, john tooby.

Context around Tooby

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

john 2×

Often after:

noted 1×

Sentence patterns with Tooby

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

and john tooby noted that 1× biologists john tooby and leda 1× note where tooby and cosmides 1× provided by tooby and cosmides 1× tooby and cosmides 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also the list 1× biologists john tooby 1× leda cosmides and 1× note where tooby 1× tooby and cosmides 1×

Common sentence endings:

age and sex 1× be fairly represented 1× instincts not fewer 1× know in advance 1× neo darwinian synthesis 1×

Words around Tooby

Just before it in the word index:

toobin 20 tooba 4 tooa 2 too 38.663 tonyukuk 2 tonys 20

Just after it in the word index:

toodle 5 tooele 20 tooey 2 toofab 3 toofan 5 toofani 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Tooby

  • In this selection, "tooby" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, john and noted stand out and add context to how "tooby" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and john tooby noted that and biologists john tooby and leda. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tooby" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tooby

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

Also, the list of major biologists provided by Tooby and Cosmides may not be fairly represented. (16 words)

Note: Where Tooby and Cosmides quote Ernst Mayr, Mayr does not mention Gould by name, but is speaking generally of the critics of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis. (27 words)

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby noted that William James (1842–1910) argued that humans have more instincts than animals, and that greater freedom of action is the result of having more psychological instincts, not fewer. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Tooby and Cosmides hypothesized that modern people use race as a proxy (rough-and-ready indicator) for coalition membership, since a better-than-random guess about "which side" another person is on will be helpful if one does not actually know in advance. (43 words)

Biologists John Tooby and Leda Cosmides were puzzled by the fact that in the US race is one of the three characteristics most often used in brief descriptions of individuals (the others are age and sex). (36 words)

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby noted that William James (1842–1910) argued that humans have more instincts than animals, and that greater freedom of action is the result of having more psychological instincts, not fewer. (35 words)

Example sentences (5)

Also, the list of major biologists provided by Tooby and Cosmides may not be fairly represented.

Biologists John Tooby and Leda Cosmides were puzzled by the fact that in the US race is one of the three characteristics most often used in brief descriptions of individuals (the others are age and sex).

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby noted that William James (1842–1910) argued that humans have more instincts than animals, and that greater freedom of action is the result of having more psychological instincts, not fewer.

Note: Where Tooby and Cosmides quote Ernst Mayr, Mayr does not mention Gould by name, but is speaking generally of the critics of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis.

Tooby and Cosmides hypothesized that modern people use race as a proxy (rough-and-ready indicator) for coalition membership, since a better-than-random guess about "which side" another person is on will be helpful if one does not actually know in advance.

Common combinations with tooby

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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