Example sentences for: namby-pamby

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

  • One thing that bugs me the most about politicians, who are truly an odious lot, is their namby-pamby position on pot.

  • Among the first group are many children's words-- Georgy-Porgy, Henny-Penny, Turkey-Lurkey, kitchy-kitchy, lippity-lippity, piggly-wiggly . Among the second are fuddy-duddy, funny-money, hoity-toity, hokey-pokey, namby-pamby, shilly-shally, silly-billy, ticky-tacky, wishy-washy , and the double cited above, willy-nilly . The power gained through rhyme and rhythm seems to be directed by the diminutive suffix toward favorable or unfavorable meanings.


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