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Wondering how to use Willy in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Willy in a sentence

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Willy | Wil | Wiles | Willys | Wiling | Willye

Willy meaning

  1. Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
  2. Self-willed; willful.

Using Willy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Willing; favourable; ready; eager. | Self-willed; willful.
  • In the example corpus, willy often appears in combinations such as: willy wonka, and willy, of willy.

Context around Willy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 1× myths 1× get 1× original 1× push 1× round 1× tells 1× pub 1× help 1× off 1×

Often after:

wonka 9× nilly 5× jack 2× willies 1× round 1× won 1× sfnsfn 1× separated 1× fix 1× caballero 1×

Sentence patterns with Willy

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

the the willy wonka candy 2× a willy willy 1× aboriginal myths willy willies represent 1× backstory for willy wonka s 1× charlie in willy wonka the 1× colette and willy separated in 1× connections with willy jack 1× do so willy nilly are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a memory that 1× after playing the 1× after you resolve 1× before we start 1× candy by the 1× chalamet then clarified 1×

Common sentence endings:

a happy ending 1× a willy willy 1× and the script 1× divorce became final 1× for long stretches 1× from the spotlight 1×

Words around Willy

Just before it in the word index:

willum 3 willughby 4 willsteed 2 willson 49 willsman 3 willshire 3

Just after it in the word index:

willye 2 willys 21 wilma 79 wilman 4 wilmar 7 wilmarth 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abia 288 alright 288 annexed 288 apostle 288 arthritis 288 boon 288

Corpus analysis for Willy

  • In this selection, "willy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, myths, get, wonka, nilly and jack stand out and add context to how "willy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the the willy wonka candy and a willy willy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "willy" sits close to words such as abia, alright and annexed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with willy

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

Grabbing our attention willy-nilly? (5 words)

Don't push Willy 'round, Willy won't go. (9 words)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory added in a backstory for Willy Wonka's dad. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite the many creepy moments in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie (and Dahl's novel), the truth is that the story of Willy Wonka finding someone to take over his business has a happy ending. (39 words)

There is a story of the origin of the brolga in which a bad spirit descends from the sky and captures the young being and abducts her by taking the form of a willy-willy. (35 words)

Colette later said that she would never have become a writer if not for Willy.sfnsfn Colette and Willy separated in 1906, although it was not until 1910 that the divorce became final. (33 words)

Question examples

Grabbing our attention willy-nilly? (5 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Australian English term "willy-willy" or "whirly-whirly" is thought to derive from Yindjibarndi or a neighbouring language. citation In Aboriginal myths, willy-willies represent spirit forms.

Those that opt to toss around the skeleton-of-thought (SoT) method and do so willy-nilly are bound to get willy-nilly results.

Despite the many creepy moments in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie (and Dahl's novel), the truth is that the story of Willy Wonka finding someone to take over his business has a happy ending.

Don't push Willy 'round, Willy won't go.

Candy by the The Willy Wonka Candy Company Candy by the The Willy Wonka Candy Company sold all over the world.

Colette later said that she would never have become a writer if not for Willy.sfnsfn Colette and Willy separated in 1906, although it was not until 1910 that the divorce became final.

Ruth tells Willy Jack that he should ask Johnny DeSoto to help him (having somehow found out about his talk with him) and terminates her connections with Willy Jack.

There is a story of the origin of the brolga in which a bad spirit descends from the sky and captures the young being and abducts her by taking the form of a willy-willy.

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Willy's Pub Willy's Pub is Rice's undergraduate pub run by students located in the basement of the Rice Memorial Center.

After playing the role of Charlie in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory(1971), former child actor Peter Ostrum all but disappeared from the spotlight.

After you resolve the Community Center situation (one way or the other), you get the opportunity to help Willy fix up his old boat.

A memory that Jackie had already brought up earlier in the episode in the context of Bev being an uncaring mother who would just dump her kids off willy nilly for long stretches.

Before we start tapping trees willy-nilly, we need to pick the trees of a certain size with sap containing the most sugars.

But just when it seemed that Saints would cruise through, Charlie Patino and Blackpool broke down the other end and fired past Willy Caballero to give the visitors a lifeline.

Chalamet then clarified soon after that there was more to scoring the role of younger Willy Wonka than just that youthful rapping and tapping during his schoolboy days.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory added in a backstory for Willy Wonka's dad.

From Taxi Driver's Travis and Willy Wonka to Christian from 50 Shades of Grey, there are just some protagonists that rub the audience the wrong way.

Grabbing our attention willy-nilly?

Growing up with Wilder's version of Willy Wonka, King wanted to connect the two through visual cues and the script.

Ian Poveda, Willy Gnonto and Jaidon Anthony all made sure to greet the delighted youngster as they made their way back down the tunnel, too.

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Common combinations with willy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "willy" in a sentence?
An example: "The Australian English term "willy-willy" or "whirly-whirly" is thought to derive from Yindjibarndi or a neighbouring language. citation In Aboriginal myths, willy-willies represent spirit forms." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "willy" from authentic English texts.
What does "willy" mean?
Willy means: Willing; favourable; ready; eager.
How many example sentences with "willy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "willy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.