Example sentences for: motley

How can you use “motley” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Just ask the Motley Fool.

  • A motley crowd is hurrying by--workers in dungarees; a yogi with his followers; a noblewoman in purdah in palanquin; a group of nautch girls, attractive in their aniline-dyed dresses and bright bandanas, their bangles jingling and their long, shampooed hair streaming in the breeze; a sepoy all smart in khaki on his horse, his jodhpurs trim and neat; a scholarly pundit; a mahout on his elephant, ambling like a juggernaut.

  • "The Motley Fool," James Surowiecki's weekly column on business and finance, becomes "Moneybox"--still written by Jim, but shorter takes, more frequent, and more timely.

  • The ongoing Java war (read about Java in "Webhead" and "The Motley Fool") is a battle for this strategic center.

  • South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and Vietnam are very motley and definitely not a crew.


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