What's the difference between ally and sally?

Ally


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with.
  • (v. t.) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
  • (v.) A relative; a kinsman.
  • (v.) One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
  • (v.) Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
  • (v.) Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
  • (n.) See Alley, a marble or taw.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In a debate in the House of Commons, I will ask Britain, the US and other allies to convert generalised offers of help into more practical support with greater air cover, military surveillance and helicopter back-up, to hunt down the terrorists who abducted the girls.
  • (2) The defensive modifications of the functions of the ego itself seen in micropsia are closely allied to those seen in the dèjá vu experience and in depersonalization.
  • (3) Polls indicated that anger over the government shutdown, which was sharply felt in parts of northern Virginia, as well as discomfort with Cuccinelli's deeply conservative views, handed the race to McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser and close ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
  • (4) To safeguard its long-time regional ally, Iran gave full political, economic and military backing to the embattled Syrian president.
  • (5) Others said it might appeal to Russia, Assad's chief ally, which backs talks between the regime and the opposition.
  • (6) Even regional allies disagree with American priorities about Isis, Biddle noted, which is why Turkey continues to bomb Kurds and Saudi Arabia and the UAE arm groups around the region , most notably in Syria but also in the ruins of Yemen .
  • (7) There are no more parties, there is only Greece," said Markos Bolaris, the new deputy health minister and close ally of the former prime minister George Papandreou .
  • (8) It also leaves Britain and its western allies marginalised.
  • (9) On 26 April 1937 this market town was obliterated in three hours of bombing by Nazi planes, allies of Generalísimo Francisco Franco’s fascists in the Spanish civil war.
  • (10) Iraqi police have also executed detainees in Tal Afar and government-allied militias opened fire on a mosque in the Khanaqin district northeast of Baghdad killing 73 men and boys, Pansieri said.
  • (11) Recent theoretical developments in health psychology and allied disciplines on coping behaviour and social support should be integrated into biomedical models of the aetiology, pathogenesis and clinical course of malignant neoplasia.
  • (12) David Beckham's plan to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami looks to be on life support after the city's mayor, Tomás Regalado, previously a key ally in the project, said no to the construction of a stadium at a prime waterfront site.
  • (13) "This was followed later by an attack at the SPLA (South Sudan army) headquarters near Juba University by a group of soldiers allied to the former vice-president Dr Riek Machar and his group.
  • (14) The US and its allies are balking at Iranian demands for all UN sanctions to be lifted at the start of a deal.
  • (15) • Mubarak becomes a major mediator in the Arab-Israeli peace process, remaining a consistent US ally bolstered by billions of dollars in American aid.
  • (16) The Ayotzinapa school has long been an ally of community police in the nearby town of Tixtla, and Martinez said that, along with the teachers’ union and the students, it had formed a broad front to expel cartel extortionists from the area last year.
  • (17) [The US] is our friend and strategic ally and you can't just treat a friendly country's representatives like this.
  • (18) But the same court also just refused to hear an appeal of a Minnesota woman who's been ordered to pay more than $220,000 for downloading two-dozen songs – a testament to Congress' gift to Hollywood and its allies in the form of absurdly stiff penalties for minor infringement.
  • (19) Britain is being urged to halt the supply of weapons to its ally Saudi Arabia in the light of evidence that civilians are being killed in Saudi-led attacks on rebel forces in Yemen .
  • (20) And stopping them means taking action in Syria, because it is Raqqa that is their headquarters .” Isis digging in amid intensified airstrikes in Raqqa, say activists Read more He added: “We shouldn’t be content with outsourcing our security to our allies.

Sally


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
  • (v.) A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
  • (v.) A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
  • (v.) An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
  • (v.) A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
  • (v.) Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The list is split between on and off-screen talent, including Sherlock producer Sue Vertue, the writer of Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley, Sally Wainwright, and Elisabeth Murdoch , founder of MasterChef producer Shine.
  • (2) Leaving aside those who make difficult interviewees because they are difficult people, Sally Wainwright is probably the most difficult interviewee ever.
  • (3) The recent Channel 4 documentary "You're killing my son" told the story of Neon Roberts, a young boy whose treatment for a brain tumour was halted by his mother Sally, who remained convinced that radiotherapy would cause long-term harm and wanted to try alternative medical treatments.
  • (4) McAlpine was not named in the programme, but he was incorrectly linked to the claims on the internet, including by the speaker's wife, Sally Bercow, and the actor Alan Davies.
  • (5) Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer, said at the time however that e-cigarettes should only be used a means to help smokers quit.
  • (6) So off he toddled with his bindle-stick to play at running away, taking refuge at Sally's house.
  • (7) These days large theatres such as the Met in New York still use the recitative, but most productions tend to opt for the original dialogue, while a few, including Sally Potter's production for ENO in 2007, attempt to make do without either.
  • (8) One consequence of the Cummings memo was that the Labour peer Sally Morgan was not reappointed as chair of Ofsted’s board earlier this year, in an effort to force the pace of internal change.
  • (9) In a statement, the chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, said: "Severe winter flu and its complications can make people really ill and can kill, particularly those who are weak and frail which is why we already offer vaccinations to the most at risk groups.
  • (10) BBC1’s police thriller Happy Valley, starring Sarah Lancashire set in the Calder Valley and written by Sally Wainwright , will return for a third series after its second pulled 7 million viewers.
  • (11) One of the greatest Hollywood comedies, When Harry Met Sally , is still largely remembered as a "chick flick", when it was directed by Rob Reiner, the man who made Spinal Tap .
  • (12) Legally, Sally has every right to demand the money back – no one is entitled to keep money wrongly credited to their account.
  • (13) Sally Copley, Save the Children's head of UK policy, said the government needed a way to count children in extreme poverty.
  • (14) We must urgently change course to avert this potential crisis.” There has also been considerable advocacy by health officials, like Sally Davies, chief medical officer of the UK.
  • (15) The 14-member committee – whose only woman is Northampton MP Sally Keeble – stopped short of calling for quotas on female board representation in financial firms or for legal changes to boost the profile of women in the City.
  • (16) For example, Sue and Dorrie heard the voice mention "David", "pain in the back" and "passed quickly", and they both claim that Sally then repeated this word-for-word on stage, but in a more dramatic fashion.
  • (17) Sally Chisholm of the NHS Technology Adoption Centre blamed "budget silos", as narrow funding streams often present financial disincentives to changing the way of working.
  • (18) We need our Stephen Hawkings, but we also need Bob the Builder, firefighter Sally, Ned the nurse, soldier Salim and postal worker Patu.
  • (19) Sally sent us off on the Tiny Tim Trail, a sloping, twisting, turning snowshoe path that had me panting and out of breath in less than five minutes.
  • (20) Some might gently suggest it is best left empty, but Sally threw good judgment to the wind and took to internet dating.