doodle

Example Sentences

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She tried to lose her accent and become a “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” as she put it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Even a Google Doodle celebrating her 120th birthday used an illustration similar to the woman in the photograph.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Jimmy Cagney’s old schmaltz vehicle "Yankee Doodle Dandy" looks restrained by comparison.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

Ted, having had his fill of foreignness, heads to the Yankee Doodle Burger Barn restaurant, which advertises American food in American portions.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

For once more Yankee Doodle was going to town on a spanking stallion, with that forlorn feather in his cap, asking those unmilitary questions.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes