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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For the home invasion sequence, Daniels rarely laid dolly track, instead placing the dolly directly on the floor to give it some bumps.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
And there’s little tears out of these big men that are pushing dollies and things.
—Colleen Bidwill, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
And there’s little tears out of these big men that are pushing dollies and things.
—Colleen Bidwill, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dolly
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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