Wullie is an English word starting with the letter W. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Wullie in a sentence
Using Wullie
- In the example corpus, wullie often appears in combinations such as: oor wullie, wullie big, wullie and.
Context around Wullie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wullie
- In this selection, "wullie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, oor, boss, gibson, miller and statues stand out and add context to how "wullie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include againne oor wullie in the and and oor wullie strips in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wullie" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wullie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Saturday November 24: Uilleam Againne (Oor Wullie) in the Mitchell Theatre at 11am. (13 words)
The latest Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail auction is about to kick off. (14 words)
The full cast of Dundee Rep's Christmas show, Oor Wullie, which will tour Scotland in 2020. (17 words)
Now she has another to add to the list, as we can reveal the former River City star is part of the cast for Oor Wullie The Musical – and she’ll play PC Murdoch! (34 words)
He might be 85 years old (technically), but Wullie and his trusty bucket are still getting up to plenty of mischief in this musical outing, alongside Boab, Wee Eck and the gang. (32 words)
The home crowd will be expecting victory, of that there is little doubt, while Black and Golds boss Wullie Gibson will be going to Palmerston to win. (27 words)
Now she has another to add to the list, as we can reveal the former River City star is part of the cast for Oor Wullie The Musical – and she’ll play PC Murdoch! (34 words)
Example sentences (11)
He might be 85 years old (technically), but Wullie and his trusty bucket are still getting up to plenty of mischief in this musical outing, alongside Boab, Wee Eck and the gang.
The home crowd will be expecting victory, of that there is little doubt, while Black and Golds boss Wullie Gibson will be going to Palmerston to win.
A Tayside children’s charity will be the big winner tonight when the Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail auctions kick off in Dundee.
More than 100 people took part in the auction online with the Oor Wullie Miller statue going to an unknown bidder.
Now she has another to add to the list, as we can reveal the former River City star is part of the cast for Oor Wullie The Musical – and she’ll play PC Murdoch!
So if I have to go to Kirkcudbright, or Montrose or Motherwell to tart up the Oor Wullie statues, I’m the guy.
The full cast of Dundee Rep's Christmas show, Oor Wullie, which will tour Scotland in 2020.
The latest Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail auction is about to kick off.
Saturday November 24: Uilleam Againne (Oor Wullie) in the Mitchell Theatre at 11am.
DC Thomson also repackages The Broons and Oor Wullie strips in softcover A4-size books for the holiday season.
D. C. Thomson's other publications also suffered, with the Oor Wullie and The Broons annuals falling victim to paper and ink shortages.
Common combinations with wullie
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: