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How to use terry in a sentence

20 example sentences · noun

Terry means a type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper. Example: “Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!”

More sentences with terry

  • Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!From the entry hack
  • Terry signed up for the soccer team.From the entry sign up
  • Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat; she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag.From the entry hokey
  • Blue cotton jammy bottoms poked out beneath a fastidious white terry robe.2009, Nicole Young, chapter 12, in Kiss Me If You Dare: A Patricia Amble Mystery, Revell, page 103. From the entry jammy
  • The traditional terry nappies could also be considered a two-part system.2003, Annabel Karmel, Complete First Year Planner, Random House, →ISBN, page 77. From the entry fitted nappy
  • Terry nappies come in two types, the traditional square nappy and the newer shaped nappy.1999, Daphne Metland, editor, Complete Book of Baby Care, HarperCollins, National Childbirth Trust Publishing, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry shaped nappy
  • There are excellent ecological alternatives to using a terry nappy with plastic pants.1989, Karen Christensen, Home Ecology, British edition, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 333. From the entry terry nappy
  • Terry, author of the indispensable Terry's Guide to Mexico, has a name for it – atrabiliousness.1948, Willard Price, Roving South, Rio Grande to Patagonia, New York, N.Y.: J. Day Co., →OCLC, page 13. From the entry atrabiliousness
  • Terry is like many parents — so eager to give their children the benefit of their experience that they often overcoach.2009 February 23, William C. Rhoden, “Terry Robiskie Takes His Son to Work at N.F.L. Combine”, in New York Times. From the entry overcoach
  • Terry drove a piton into a boulder above the cave, hooked on a carabiner, and secured the skyline.2005, Ken Lamberton, Beyond Desert Walls: Essays from Prison, University of Arizona Press, page 34. From the entry diaper harness
  • Terry nappies are fastened with one or two nappy pins.2004, Marian Beaver, Babies and Young Children, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 296. From the entry nappy pin
  • Plastic pants are used with terry nappies.2004, Marian Beaver, Babies and Young Children, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 296. From the entry nappy pin
  • For the dedicated couple, there are match-mate sets of casual clothing ranging from terry cloth bathwear to warm-up shirts.1978, Peter Davison, Rolf Meyersohn, Edward Shils, editors, Literary Taste, Culture and Mass Communication, volume 9 (Uses of Literacy…. From the entry bathwear
  • Terry: I shall sleep well tonight, though but.1974, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?. From the entry though but
  • Terry knows what he's doing: the price is right, and these freshly grilled burgers are thin but great, in the ketchupless Austin style.2006, Robin Goldstein, Rebecca Markovits, Alexis Herschkowitsch, The Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide, page 321. From the entry ketchupless
  • Terry brings the detectives into the briefing room to instruct them on how to act at "adult parties." Jake jokes that those are usually referred to as orgies.2015, Janieretlaw, “No-Look Five”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine Wiki. From the entry no-look
  • Terry squares are old-school nappies that are basically cotton towels that are folded around your baby's bottom and fastened with a large safety pin or plastic grip.2015, Zion Lights, The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, New Internationalist, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry flat nappy
  • Terry blocked Rafael van der Vaart's header on the line and the same player saw his cross strike the post after Adebayor was unable to apply a touch.2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC. From the entry after
  • Terry, almost inevitably, made his mark on the game when he headed Chelsea back in front seconds before the interval, sending a scrambled finish past Szczesny from Lampard's corner.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport. From the entry make one's mark
  • Terry agreed because he felt it was a little far out and, as I was reminded, Terry wanted to stay clear of things that seemed too Gilliamesque.1991, Richard LaGravenese, The Fisher king: the book of the film. From the entry Gilliamesque

Meaning of terry

  1. noun A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
  2. noun Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
  3. noun A terrorist.

Full definition of terry

Questions about terry in a sentence

How do you use terry in a sentence?
Terry is used as a noun. For example: “Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!”
What is a short sentence with terry?
“Plastic pants are used with terry nappies.”
What does terry mean?
Terry means a type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

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