sally
witty remark
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,958 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,579 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- witty remark also: wisecrack, crack, quip
- a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position also: sortie
- a venture off the beaten path also: sallying forth a sally into the wide world beyond his home
sally in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A roar of laughter greeted this sally.
Robin Hood · J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden · Chapter 1
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Rosalind, or Sally, Nightingale showed no alarm.
Somehow Good · William De Morgan · Chapter 2
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My name is Johnny Cake, and she's Sally Lunn.
The Louisa Alcott Reader · Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1
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I've counted 'em all myself; I wouldn't trust 'em to that Sally.
John Ward, Preacher · Margaret Wade Campbell Deland · Chapter 3
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But after that, our youths may be provoked beyond control, and sally forth to make reprisal.
Tales from the Telling-House · R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore · Chapter 3