kitty

Example Sentences

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With a sweet perplexity, And a mystery pretty, Threading through Threadneedle Street, Trots the little KITTY.

From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace

KITTY: Don't be too hard on her, Mr Bello.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

My last view of the wreck embraced KITTY, propped up against the railing of the roof, and making tea on a table, which looked more like tipping over than standing straight.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 by Various

KITTY: "Leave it to you to land a pear-shaped diamond on your hooks."

From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie

And thus there are several which might be taken to be from names of women, such as the following:— ANNE, NANNY, BETTY, SALL, MOLL, PEGG, BABB, MAGG, MEGGY, MAY, MAYO, NELLY, LUCY, KITTY, HANNAH, MAUDE.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert