ditties

Example Sentences

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The second season of Nida Manzoor’s comedic masterpiece about an all-female Muslim punk band is a ride of emotional highlights and jaunty fast-n-loud ditties.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

I think Sethi wants to emphasize that these ditties are fantasies, but the overall effect is too phony.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

All four shows are represented in “The World Goes ’Round,” along with both timeless and mostly forgotten ditties from a passel of other Kander and Ebb musicals, movies and concert acts.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Boreson’s homespun ditties include the apropos: “Zero dacus, mucho cracus / hallaballu-za bub. / That’s the secret password that we use down at the club.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

So to cheer myself I would often make up ditties.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein