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Example sentences for "ninny"

  • She also told herself that she had been a ninny once that morning, and that once was enough.

  • Ninny Moulin shouted, applauded, laughed even louder than the rest, opening wide his enormous mouth, and adding to the stunning noise the harsh springing of his rattle, which he had taken up from under his chair.

  • This toper, Ninny Moulin, gives good measure enough for their money!

  • Ninny Moulin, who was about thirty-five years of age, wore very much back upon his head a Roman helmet of silver paper.

  • That's why Ninny Moulin, who has a good nose for eating and drinking, made acquaintance with him last night--leaving out of the question that he may have some designs on the Bacchanal Queen.

  • Here, without, the noise recommenced more furiously than ever, and Ninny Moulin's rattle sent forth the most doleful sounds.

  • When the storm had somewhat subsided, the Bacchanal Queen rose and said: "I drink to the health of the future Madame Ninny Moulin.

  • She saw in the passage a deputation headed by Ninny Moulin, who was armed with his formidable rattle, and followed by Rose-Pompon and Sleepinbuff.

  • The conversation between Cephyse and her sister was here again interrupted by a terrible uproar, above which sounded the sharp, shrill noise of Ninny Moulin's rattle.

  • Then, holding out her glass to Ninny Moulin, she added: "Pour out!

  • By-the-bye, is it true what they say of Ninny Moulin?

  • I am sorry for the ninny that ever falls in love with you.

  • I am sorry that your father should have such a ninny of a cad to come after him.

  • Oh, my daughter, oh, my child, what a ninny you are!

  • You never knew what an absolute ninny Glory is!

  • Ninny Moulin, retreating hastily, and descending three steps into the shop, in order not to be seen.

  • The stupid pleasantry of Ninny Moulin will not prevent you?

  • Ninny Moulin who is fond of a joke, saw you just now in the street.

  • Ninny Moulin, threatening her with his finger.

  • I promised Ninny Moulin not to name him; but I do it, rather than run the risk of injuring Jacques.

  • For his peroration, Ninny Moulin imitated the pop of uncorking a bottle of champagne--which made Rose-Pompon laugh heartily.

  • He is a conspirator," said Ninny Moulin, laughing, "or else a comer.

  • So saying, Ninny Moulin advanced with open arms towards Rose-Pompon who drew back a step.

  • At Ninny Moulin's name Rodin had not been able to repress a movement of surprise.

  • Yet each year, and every day and every hour, a new ninny is born who fancies he's cleverer than all his predecessors put together.

  • I gave them Duse just to show them how swell I was myself; which shows what a ninny I was.

  • Already when a small boy, but ugly to look on, unfit for all bodily exercise, I was held a ninny by everybody and often beaten.

  • One of them indicated by a gesture that he held Ulenspiegel for a ninny and that he was about to fool him to the top of his bent.

  • Of course, she's quite a full-fledged ninny herself, and ought to be taken with a carload of salt, but she referred to some facts with which I happen to be familiar.

  • So far from being the central figure in the affair for which he had been priming himself these many weeks he had been left out of it altogether, left out like a ninny caught napping.

  • This mute almost instinctive love had touched her; she no longer thought the poor ninny so ugly, though his forehead was crowned with pimples resembling ulcers, the signs of a vitiated blood.

  • Gilet, "his behavior before the Court of Peers proves him to have been either a dupe or a spy; he is, as you say, ninny enough to have been duped by the great players.

  • Jenny, Such slender dimensions go somewhat to show You were a delightfully small Pic-a-ninny Some nineteen or twenty short summers ago.

  • Though blossoms of promise are lost in the rose, I still see the face of my small Pic-a-ninny Unchanged, for these cheeks are as blooming as those.

  • The evening of the day in which this scene took place between the Jesuit and his new socius, Ninny Moulin, after receiving in presence of Caboccini the instructions of Rodin, went straight to Madame de la Sainte-Colombe's.

  • No doubt of Ninny Moulin's success in this mission, for the next morning Rodin, whose countenance wore a triumphant expression, put with his own hand a letter into the post.

  • The wise, amused smile of a man can sometimes stampede my self-possession and leave me blushing like any ninny in dire confusion.

  • What a ninny I have been," she said, "to be afraid of you so long!

  • Hynd Horn he has lookt on his ring, Hey ninny ninny, how ninny nanny And it was baith black and blue, And she is either dead or she's married.

  • Ninny went singing about the house, and Preston whistled more than ever.

  • Didn't I hear Ninny and mamma talk about it, and don't I know?

  • It was necessary to strike an immediate blow, and to raise the spirits of the guests, for many pretty rosy faces began to grow pale, many scarlet ears became suddenly white; Ninny Moulin's were of the number.

  • Ninny Moulin of one of those ignoble figures that was leaping up before him.

  • Such was the ambitious crescendo that followed the proposition of Ninny Moulin.

  • Morok and Ninny Moulin, striving to open a passage through the crowd in the direction of the Hospital, preceded the litter.

  • Ninny Moulin moved about on his chair, stamped his feet, and shouted with all his might: "Bacchus and drink!

  • Ninny Moulin; "you are very lucky that to-morrow will perhaps be the end of the world, or else I should pick a quarrel with you for having kissed my lovely LOVE.

  • Fortunately, the loud voice of Ninny Moulin demanded attention, and for a moment turned the thoughts of the company.

  • Gentlemen," added Ninny Moulin, with enthusiasm, "shall we remain indifferent to the noble example set us by Goodman Cholera?

  • By her side sat Ninny Moulin, in all his majestic bulk, who often pretended to be looking for his napkin under the table, in order to have the opportunity of pressing the knees of his other neighbor, Modeste, the representative of LOVE.

  • Ivan the Ninny bringing back such a cargo, while we in our fine ships have only a bag or two of gold.

  • Ivan the Ninny took a handful from the bag and showed it to the Tzar.

  • But he made Ivan the Ninny stay at home, and did not give him a ship at all.

  • And he gave him a crew of ancient old sailormen who were past work; and Ivan went on board and sailed away at sunset, like the ninny he was.

  • Then the wind dropped, and left the little ship on the beach, and Ivan the Ninny and his ancient old men, like good Russians, praising God that they were still alive.

  • Ivan the Ninny sat on his stool, with his legs tucked under him and the bag of salt on his knees.

  • Ivan the Ninny scratched his head and thought.

  • Ivan the Ninny took her hands and comforted her, and told her of the wonders of the sea that he would show her, and the wonders of the land.

  • True," said Ivan; "but now I am going to be wise, and sail the sea and come back with something in my pockets to show that I am not a ninny any longer.

  • And what is Ivan the Ninny doing with a princess?

  • Ivan the Ninny went ashore, and took with him a little bag of clean white salt to show what kind of goods he had for sale, and he asked his way to the palace of the Tzar of that town.

  • Now in the middle of that island was a high mountain, a high mountain it was, and so white that when he came near it Ivan the Ninny began thinking of sheepskin coats, although it was midsummer and the sun was hot in the sky.

  • Ivan the Ninny did not stop to think twice.

  • All this while Ivan the Ninny went walking off into the island.

  • In more perspicuous words, he said to himself: "I wish she were a sentimental ninny and absolutely intolerable.

  • I am a still worse ninny beside the above-mentioned court dame.

  • America is not the place to be a ninny in.

  • Ninny shook her head, and kept shaking it; and Flaxie began to push her toward the closet door.

  • There was a sliding-door in the wall above the middle shelf, and Ninny climbed up and pushed it back.

  • Ninny smiled to hear her breathe so hard, but never thought the wee, wee fingers could do any harm.

  • She had not known till then that the door was locked, and if Ninny had been quiet she would probably have kept fumbling away till she opened it.

  • As long as she was looking at pictures she was out of mischief, and Ninny turned the leaves very patiently.

  • Eva Snow had come and let Ninny out of the closet long ago; and lots of people had been hunting ever since for Flaxie Frizzle.

  • The closet-door stood open, and, before Ninny thought much about it, she was inside.

  • Ninny did laugh, it was so funny to hear that speck of a child talk of punishing a big girl like her!

  • All this while Flaxie was pushing, and Ninny was shaking her head.

  • He must have been a ninny and not--not--not smart?

  • There would always be time enough to patch all that up if that ninny of a Count Muffat were really to treat her as Joseph did Potiphar's wife.

  • What a great ninny that Zizi was to be taking on so about nothing at all!

  • Oh, what a ninny she was, for he was one of the soldier-boys she had met at Camp Mills, to whom she had proffered the cherries!

  • She had been selfish; instead of crying like a ninny she should have cheered.

  • Oh, what a little ninny I am," she exclaimed at last.


  • The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ninny" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.