Sentence examples for mickey from inspiring English sources

Sentence The word 'mickey' is not considered a correct word in formal written English.
However, in informal contexts, it can be used as a name or nickname for someone. For example: "My brother's name is Mickey, but I always call him 'Mickey'."

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mickey

noun

A small bottle of liquor, holding 375 ml or 13 oz., typically shaped to fit in one's pocket.

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"I never liked people taking the mickey and George loved to do that," he said.

They're actually taking the mickey out of Dizzy a lot, they're finding it quite fun.

Those millions for $150bn Disney, on the other hand, that's apparently money well spent –whoever coined the phrase "taking the Mickey" must have worked for HM Revenue.

For those who know Berlin, there's something beguilingly moving about the glimpses of the city's life – the Mickey Mouse figurines in the confiserie, the list of prices in a cafe, the faces of invalids and beggars.

I thought, "Oh my gosh, I'm with Mickey Mouse!" I met huge stars like Jimmy Stewart, appeared on shows like The West Wing and Saturday Night Live, and sang with legends Michael Jackson and Ray Charles.

Imagine if you had Mickey Mouse or a superhero being unmasked every time, you start to have the magic of the show chipped away at," Bennett told Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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His "experimentation" with course routes means that his teammates have to keep an eye on him, but what he lacks in kilometres he more than makes up for in providing the focus for a little gentle mickey-taking.

The government has invested heavily in securing the park: granting Disney a beautiful site on Lantau island, lending construction money and laying a dedicated train line (the carriages come with Mickey-shaped windows).

In a wide-ranging interview with Guardian Australia, Chappell, who was speaking before the sacking of Mickey Arthur, also said he believed the Australian cricket team would lose both 2013 Ashes series: "At this stage I just don't see any way that Australia could beat England".

I resolved never to go into a McDonald's (or "Mickey Dee's" as they would love to be called but never are) after they took legal action against two leafleters protesting at their methods.

Last night, just like every other night this summer, Mickey Arthur sat up in front of his TV talking to himself.

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