ditty

Example Sentences

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A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It has even inspired an options market ditty: When the VIX is high, it’s time to buy; when it’s low, it’s time to go.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The 18th-century artwork, appropriately named “Purrquoise” by fans in an online poll, was shown dancing across images of other feline figures, to the nearly 20-year-old ditty “The Kitty Cat Dance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

A lovely chamber-folk ditty about two lovers keeping painful track of each other long after the end of their toxic romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

And he puckered his lips and began to whistle a happy little ditty, right there in the store.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff