amy
noun
a vial of amyl nitrate.
amy
1 American
[ay-mee]
/ ˈeɪ mi /
noun
Slang.
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amies
plural
Amy
2
American
[ay-mee]
/ ˈeɪ mi /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of amy
By shortening
Example Sentences
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"I'm glad I get to leave on amy own terms, with a little bit of dignity, and go out at the SCG where I love," he said, while expressing frustration at how he was treated.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Is dat amy schumer in the bg and if it is, why is she in judge judy's audience/crowd?
From Time ● Aug. 17, 2017
Flynn, 57, retired US amy general and former director of the defense intelligence agency.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2017
Like comment 17, if you can’t make friends being told that it’s healthy to have friends is useless. — amy margolin I taught in the Japanese public school system for 3 years.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2010
He looks up and listens. trebell. Here's somebody coming. amy o'connell. Oh! . . trebell. What does it matter? amy o'connell. I'm untidy or something . .
From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker
Teen Amy bounced between high school plays, soccer, softball and student council and was voted third-runner-up for “most casual.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Amy Nicholson writes, “Anne Hathaway is having a great year, but everyone — everyone! — left ‘The Odyssey’ bewitched by Samantha Morton’s face-squishing, heart-yanking body horror scene.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"I'm actually halfway through another book that I couldn't pay attention to because I've been so busy thinking about the characters from ACOTAR," Amy jokes.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Around two-thirds of its spending goes towards "short-lived assets," specifically chips, due to customer demand for "both AI and non-AI infrastructure," CFO Amy Hood said during a call with analysts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
“I’d take it manfully, and be respected if I couldn’t be loved,” said Amy, with the decision of one who knew nothing about it.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"Bon soir, mes amies," she said evasively, and would have passed on, but, laughingly, they stopped her.
From The Guests Of Hercules by M. Leone Bracker
“Got nothing to do with bonnes amies, young or old,” he gruffly replies.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid
As the French say, 'Les amies de mes amies sont mes amies.'
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
So were wont to die the belles amies of the philosophers.
From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France
Partaker of influx and efflux I, extoller of hate and conciliation, Extoller of amies and those that sleep in each others' arms.
From Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
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