Sentence examples for becky from inspiring English sources
noun
A placeholder name used to refer to a woman held in contempt.
My mum would wheel out the Rebecca Jane when I'd been a horror, but I was Becky the rest of the time.
Second, Becky might fear that there is only one slot available for a woman, and Amelia will take it.
One thinks of Becky Sharp in William Thackeray's novel "Vanity Fair" (pictured, as played by Reese Witherspoon in a film adaptation), who regarded all other women, even her best friend and her husband's sisters, as potential romantic or financial rivals.
Third, Becky might fear being accused of favouring Amelia over her male colleagues.
First, the higher-ranking woman (let's call her Becky) might see the lower-ranking woman (Amelia) as potentially performing worse and thus reinforcing negative views of women, thereby hurting Becky's own standing.
The court heard that Hoare did not notice or smell anything unusual when Matthews was dismembering Becky in their bathroom, apart from bleach.
SWEP dismissed the idea, with its welfare officer Becky Treeby saying: "It would be very upsetting to look at foals which in six months' time could be in someone's burger".
Related: Meet the small businesses making millions from online marketplaces Becky Campbell, managing director of Kent-based digital marketing agency Reflect Digital, agrees: "More competition just proves your market".
As the former England midfielder Becky Easton, now with Liverpool Ladies riding high at the top of the Women's Super League, tweeted this week, "If you questioned, disagreed or in anyway upset her... you would be banished for life".
Bachmann spokeswoman Becky Rogness declined to comment on whether Bachmann's office had any concerns about offending the Swiss.
"It was totally word of mouth," recalls Becky Lansing, whose husband Don's family has owned the bulk of the site for almost a century.
