sty

[ UK /stˈa‍ɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈstaɪ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
  2. a pen for swine
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How To Use sty In A Sentence

  • In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
  • The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
  • Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
  • The model nature of Windsor involved imitation, as of the Tudor style, to make a statement with a lot of leisure about it.
  • It had this atmosphere of being a bit fusty, musty and middle class. Times, Sunday Times
  • It sounds like a lot of hassle, a real triumph of so-called style over substance.
  • Other procedures available are otoplasty (ear correction), rhinoplasty, liposculpture, penile enhancement and face, neck and brow lifts to name but a few.
  • If they come in close and start getting a bit tasty, then they find I can hand it out too.
  • We had another good touristy day today, visiting a few galleries, beaches and the like.
  • In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
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