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Wondering how to use Yenta in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as shrew or gossip.

Rare word

Yenta in a sentence

Related words

Yenta | Yentamma

Yenta meaning

A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.

Synonyms of Yenta

shrew termagant gossip gossiper gossipmonger rumormonger rumourmonger newsmonger

Related words

Other words often associated with Yenta or its synonyms:

communicator chitchat comment gabfest confab confabulation gab chat scuttlebutt schmooze

Using Yenta

  • The main meaning on this page is: A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
  • Useful related words include: shrew, termagant, gossip, gossiper.

Context around Yenta

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

matchmaker 1×

Sentence patterns with Yenta

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

as the yenta of teaneck 1× inner matchmaker yenta 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

so channel your 1×

Common sentence endings:

in equal measure 1× inner matchmaker yenta 1×

Words around Yenta

Just before it in the word index:

yennier 5 yennefer 41 yenne 10 yennaris 2 yenko 2 yenish 2

Just after it in the word index:

yentamma 2 yente 2 yentl 3 yeo 65 yeoh 52 yeol 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Yenta

  • In this selection, "yenta" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, matchmaker stand out and add context to how "yenta" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the yenta of teaneck and inner matchmaker yenta. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "yenta" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with yenta

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

So channel your inner matchmaker, Yenta! (6 words)

But then, I suppose I was primed to enjoy a mystery in which someone is referred to as “the yenta of Teaneck,” characters debate the quality of deli pickles, and gangsters show their scariest and softest sides in equal measure. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

But then, I suppose I was primed to enjoy a mystery in which someone is referred to as “the yenta of Teaneck,” characters debate the quality of deli pickles, and gangsters show their scariest and softest sides in equal measure. (40 words)

So channel your inner matchmaker, Yenta! (6 words)

Exclamation examples

So channel your inner matchmaker, Yenta! (6 words)

Example sentences (2)

But then, I suppose I was primed to enjoy a mystery in which someone is referred to as “the yenta of Teaneck,” characters debate the quality of deli pickles, and gangsters show their scariest and softest sides in equal measure.

So channel your inner matchmaker, Yenta!

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yenta" in a sentence?
An example: "But then, I suppose I was primed to enjoy a mystery in which someone is referred to as “the yenta of Teaneck,” characters debate the quality of deli pickles, and gangsters show their scariest and softest sides in equal measure." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "yenta" from authentic English texts.
What does "yenta" mean?
Yenta means: A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
What are synonyms of "yenta"?
Common synonyms of "yenta" include: shrew, termagant, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger.
How many example sentences with "yenta" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "yenta", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.