as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
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Recent Examples of dolly
Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dolly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly
doll
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The other chairs are occupied by large, moldy dolls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That's pretty vague, but a season 2 teaser highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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