How to use golly in a sentence
14 example sentences · interjection, noun, verb
Golly means a mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. Example: “Golly! That was a long trip to California.”
Examples of golly by meaning
interjectionA mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
- Golly! That was a long trip to California.
- “By golly, I don′t see how you done that without seein′ it happen,” exclaimed Slim, looking very dazed and mystified.1906, B. M. Bower, Chip of the Flying U, page 88
nounA type of black rag doll.
- Police said they were treating as a matter of ‘priority’ a complaint about gollies being displayed in a local store.2007, Richard Littlejohn, Littlejohn′s Britain, page 162
verbTo spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat.
- When he saw what was happening he threw down his bag, gollied up some phlegm, and spat into the sand.2010, Marion Houldsworth, The Morning Side of the Hill: Growing Up in Townsville in World War II, revised edition, page 113
nounSaliva or phlegm.
- hack up a golly
More sentences with golly
- Oh, gosh, golly, I made a boo-boo, and I gave it to Stephen Hawking!2012, “The Hawking Excitation”, in The Big Bang Theory, season 5, episode 21, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). From the entry boo-boo
- Golly , I've never met a deer with a removable, blowable horn before!1981, The Saturday Evening Post Christmas for Children Book, page 68. From the entry blowable
- By golly, a fellow ought to have some say-so in the sale of his eggs.1965, Robinson Barnwell, Head Into The Wind. From the entry by golly
- And by golly, they are in a hurry.2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 42. From the entry by golly
- And, golly gosh, nearly the whole stadium sang back.2001 September 9, Will Buckley, “Beckham tops it off”, in The Observer. From the entry scouse
- And, by golly, I think she’s right.1965 November 5, Jim Gilmartin, “Along Marin’s Sports Trail: No Scanty Clause In Code Of Morals–Times Have Changed”, in Daily Independent…. From the entry fish-wrapper
- "Golly, I feel like the devil!" muttered Anthony dispassionately.1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book 2, page 220. From the entry grim reaper
- Is this not just another example of racist stereotyping - the little gollies are basically criminals, probably going around doing lots of knifecriming.2009 February 5, Will, “Summary apology from a celebrity”, in alt.usage.English (Usenet). From the entry knifecrime
- David Ige, opening their mouths to sputter (paraphrasing here) — golly gee, we don’t know what happened, but we plan to find out — mea culpas.2018 January 13, Tad Bartimus, “When There’s Nuke Headed Your Way, ‘Do What You Gotta Do’”, in Civil Beat. From the entry mea culpa
Meaning of golly
- interjection A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
- noun A type of black rag doll.
- noun Any dark-skinned person.
Questions about golly in a sentence
- How do you use golly in a sentence?
- Golly is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “Golly! That was a long trip to California.”
- What is a short sentence with golly?
- “hack up a golly”
- What does golly mean?
- Golly means a mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
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