Used in a Sentence

barney

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for barney.

Editorial note

Sitting with them and singing along to Barney and interacting with them when they try to mimic a dance is a more balanced approach to the whole TV and kids debate.

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A male given name:

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of barney gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name:

noun

A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for barney.

noun

A male given name:

noun

A diminutive of the male given names Barnabas, Barnaby, Bernard, or Barnett.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A surname:

Example sentences

1

Sitting with them and singing along to Barney and interacting with them when they try to mimic a dance is a more balanced approach to the whole TV and kids debate.

2

Now maybe Barney Frank is actually in it for the people and simply does not understand anything about economics and credit markets.

3

The dad on My Three Sons is near-perfect, he's the opposite of Barney Fife, his identity is that he's an inhuman archetypal father-figure.

4

Or one Phil Fish fighting another (Abe Vigoda's Barney Miller character).

5

No doubt, Barney the Purple Dinosaur is also Satan!

6

From my perspective, the first two have mostly disappeared from television and most male characters that I would identify with are made to be Barney Fifes.

7

I think my favourite pixel artists show how the medium is always changing and getter better, e.g., Paul Robertson, Pixels Huh, Yuriy Gusev (Fool), Barney Cumming, and Mrmo Tarius.

8

- Barney Stinson Haha this dude is awesome.

9

That's so strange, because to hear free-marketers and political armchair warriors speak of it, they placed the blame squarely on dumb homebuyers who couldn't afford their house, President Clinton, Barney Frank, and Fannie&Freddie.

10

If this gets you out of a fight, you are somewhere fairly normal, however if you are in a fight culture, you will be immediately jumped on by people who are overjoyed at finding somebody else who is up for a proper barney.

11

As you say the demographic that watches SVU is likely to have kids that watch Barney and may not be aware that it's on Netflix, so this is a good recomendation for parents even if they won't watch it immediately after some late night SVU binge but rather the next day with their kids.

12

Wow, I see I'm going to have to break this down Barney style in order to reach you: The silly argument that started this all off was that you have to be an expert in every field in order to examine complex systems or problems that span multiple domains.

Quote examples

1

It died after police and Justice waged a “voracious lobbying” campaign, according to former representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.).

2

Dora & Barney are great, but not replacements for real flesh & blood human interaction and the real world environment around them.".

3

The colors and font scream "Barney" (like, the old kids TV show).

4

But when it comes to Neil Patrick Harris: "Barney Stinson"

Proper noun examples

1

The first part drives me nowhere, The second one is a christmas song The third one Legendary -> Barney?

2

Barney Frank's opinion of how economics works has been argued in a lot of forums.

3

Finally, having to endure hours on end of Barney.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use barney in a sentence?

Sitting with them and singing along to Barney and interacting with them when they try to mimic a dance is a more balanced approach to the whole TV and kids debate.

What does barney mean?

A male given name:

What part of speech is barney?

barney is commonly used as noun.