Sentence examples for hoi from inspiring English sources

Sentence The word "hoi" is not a correct word in written English.
It is likely derived from the Dutch word "hoi", which is a casual greeting. English speakers often informally use "hi" as a greeting. Example sentence: Hi, how are you?.

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Only used in hoi polloi

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Free tickets go to exactly the people who least deserve them – corporate execs who only come for a night or two like tourists on cruise ships, venturing bravely from their clean toilets in the backstage area only long enough to say they have been among the hoi polloi [see footnote].

But there is a widening gulf between the luxury of first and business classes, and the austerity endured by hoi polloi at the back.The differences are most apparent in the amount of space a passenger gets.

When heading home again, you don't mix with hoi polloi (staying far away from prying camera-phones), but enjoy a private x-ray screening and another trip to the side of the plane in another BMW.

But a cloistered career does not necessarily portend a lack of empathy with the hoi polloi.

Half-empty first-class carriages can be turned over to hoi polloi.

Monarchs had long imposed sumptuary laws preventing hoi polloi from dressing too grandly.

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The moneybags former Tory MP was spotted out in Nottingham on Saturday evening, mixing with the hoi-polloi at "Enter the Rough House", a cage fighting tournament held in the city's Harvey Haddon Sports Centre.

Using this technique, Dr Makarov and his team were able to steal the entire key without leaving any trace of their activities.The second hack was carried out by a team from the University of Toronto, led by Hoi-Kwong Lo.

The Hong Kong media mogul who owns the website, Yu Pun-hoi, also declined to be interviewed, saying that Duowei is "a very small business".

That was enough to win Ms Park's endorsement.Lee Hoi-chang's supporters are unperturbed, vowing to continue the fight until the December 19th election.

Lee Hoi Chang, the ruling party's candidate, accepts the need to bow to the IMF.

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