Used in a Sentence

janet

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

Editorial note

The fines for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction probably wouldn't happen over here.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A female given name.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A female given name.

noun

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

noun

(US, military slang) A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for janet.

noun

A female given name.

noun

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

noun

(US, military slang) A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

noun

Acronym of Joint Academic Network. [A British, private, government-funded computer network dedicated to education and research. Abbreviation: JANET.]

Example sentences

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The fines for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction probably wouldn't happen over here.

2

At one time our current Fed Chair Janet Yellen indicated that she saw some potential in using control theory to help manage the economy.

3

Your friend Janet is in the living room downstairs.

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I'm not sure who, if Mitt Romney had won, he'd have named as Fed chair, but I suspect it wouldn't have been Janet Yellen.

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I am eagerly awaiting the day Janet Yellen raises interest rates!

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Until that time if you followed Andreessen on Twitter, you'd see him talking down the idea of a tech bubble, mocking Janet Yellen for her warning about valuations in social media, etc.

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(This helped Microsoft win the AOL business: it used IE even after it bought Netscape.) The US DoJ's Janet Reno was a major factor.

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One such excerpt: > In a Science study of over 7 million United States schoolchildren, Janet Hyde and her team found that across grade levels and states, boys were modestly more variable than girls.

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The Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction - less than a sexond of onscreen obscured nipple - resulted in heavy fines (although they were overturned later); but violent content is often shown at similar times of day on similar channels.

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If you know the managers of fund X are buddies with Janet Yellen, go golfing with fortune 500 CEOs on the weekends, and vacation in Europe with French politicians.

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This seems approximately akin to, say, Ted Cruz being elected next year, another financial crisis happening shortly thereafter, and Cruz (a) arresting Janet Yellen (b) seizing control of the Federal Reserve and (c) switching us from the dollar back to Continentals.

Quote examples

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> Janet Well, skipping over the fact that I don't know anyone named Janet (;-D) I'd say "Janet's downstairs, let me get her for you."

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The person on the phone asks: "Is Janet there?".

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Maybe even set it up to do silly dev-related tasks like "Alexa, how many users are active right now?" and "Alexa, comment 'looks good' on Janet's pull request." What I found, though, was that it was a divisive product.

Proper noun examples

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I don't think I could not look at that data, and place my order?) Janet--raise those rates.

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My main Thinkpad is Magenta, the little laptop is Columbia, and I've misplaced my netbook Janet....

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All homes should be judgement proof.) So Janet--raise the interest rates.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use janet in a sentence?

The fines for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction probably wouldn't happen over here.

What does janet mean?

A female given name.

What part of speech is janet?

janet is commonly used as noun.