sally meaning

sally as a noun

1. witty remark

   Synonyms: wisecrack, crack, quip

   Type of: remark

2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

   Synonyms: sortie

   Type of: military action

3. a venture off the beaten path
   • a sally into the wide world beyond his home

   Synonyms: sallying forth

   Type of: venture

sally in a sentence

• Sally lost the contact lenses she had bought the day before.
• Sally admitted that she borrowed the scarf but said she was not guilty.
• Sally caught Ben nicking her chocolate biscuits.
• Sally Ride attended Stanford University where she earned four degrees.
• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

How to pronounce sally

sally is pronounced /ˈsæli/ in British English and /ˈsæli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with sally

• rally
• alley
• tally
• valley