Used in a Sentence

pinocchio

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

Editorial note

It's the same deal with grimm fairy tales, or even pinocchio (pinocchio gets hanged).

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who lies often; a liar.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

One who lies often; a liar.

noun

The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

noun

One who has difficulty hiding lies.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pinocchio.

noun

One who lies often; a liar.

noun

The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

noun

One who has difficulty hiding lies.

noun

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.

Example sentences

1

It's the same deal with grimm fairy tales, or even pinocchio (pinocchio gets hanged).

2

These are the same governments that file criminal charges when you compare lying leader to Pinocchio (Germany).

3

The bot whose only purpose is to yearn for its own existence; a Pinocchio who wants to be a wooden puppet.

4

I always wondered how old Pinocchio was.

5

I'm not familiar with the work, but I assume there are validated zero knowledge proof protocols that prove you know a partial hash inversion of a particular quality, like the Pinocchio one referred to.

6

That's one whole additional Pinocchio right there!) I took WebGPU.webidl and did a quick pass through removing some of the biggest misses of this API (queries, timers, device loss, errors in general, shader introspection, feature detection) and some of the irrelevant parts (anything touching canvas, external textures), and immediately got it down to 241 declarations.

Quote examples

1

Regarding the Pinocchio thing: Local police said „that‘s probably insult“ and sent it to public prosecutors.

2

The "Pinocchio" aspect of the story carried along, but the already-existing nuance had disappeared.

3

The Pinocchio case meant exactly one official letter sent to that guy, lol "arrests".

4

They're the child-enslaving "Land of Toys" from Pinocchio - they're using you and lured you in with a promise of freedom, but they have an ulterior motive.

Proper noun examples

1

Just like the current German chancellor, who is having someone criminally prosecuted for comparing him to Pinocchio.

2

Roblox is like the Pleasure Island in Pinocchio.

3

When I was a kid I remember heavily disliking many of the earliest Disney animated movies like Pinocchio/Dumbo/Bambi but I absolutely adored the animated Robin Hood, Sword in the Stone, etc.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use pinocchio in a sentence?

It's the same deal with grimm fairy tales, or even pinocchio (pinocchio gets hanged).

What does pinocchio mean?

One who lies often; a liar.

What part of speech is pinocchio?

pinocchio is commonly used as noun.