Tolson is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tolson in a sentence
Tolson meaning
A surname.
Using Tolson
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
Context around Tolson
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tolson
- In this selection, "tolson" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chris, beth, lee, grange, played and jay stand out and add context to how "tolson" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include benjamin lee tolson and three and beth tolson is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tolson" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tolson
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fourth generation mushroom farmer, Chris Tolson, from White Prince Mushrooms. (10 words)
Tolson, Jay, ed. New York: Center for Documentary Studies, 1996. (10 words)
In 1935 Professor Melvin B. Tolson, played by Denzel Washington, formed a debate team at Wiley College in Texas. (19 words)
Luisa Stuart, a model who was 18 or 19 at the time, told Summers that she had seen Hoover holding hands with Tolson as they all rode in a limo uptown to the Cotton Club in 1936. (37 words)
Beth Tolson is not only the daughter of the former sheriff of York County and the wife of the current sheriff, she is also a highly experienced deputy sheriff with decades of experience. (33 words)
It is with great sadness that the family announce the death of Bridget Mary Dineen who passed away peacefully at Tolson Grange Care Home on Tuesday 5th March 2024 aged 88 years. (32 words)
Example sentences (11)
Fourth generation mushroom farmer, Chris Tolson, from White Prince Mushrooms.
Beth Tolson is not only the daughter of the former sheriff of York County and the wife of the current sheriff, she is also a highly experienced deputy sheriff with decades of experience.
It is with great sadness that the family announce the death of Bridget Mary Dineen who passed away peacefully at Tolson Grange Care Home on Tuesday 5th March 2024 aged 88 years.
He is survived by his son: Samuel Scott Smith of Roanoke: his daughter; Whitney Diane Coffee of Front Royal, Virginia: a brother; Benjamin Lee Tolson, and three grandchildren.
In 1935 Professor Melvin B. Tolson, played by Denzel Washington, formed a debate team at Wiley College in Texas.
Luisa Stuart, a model who was 18 or 19 at the time, told Summers that she had seen Hoover holding hands with Tolson as they all rode in a limo uptown to the Cotton Club in 1936.
Ms. Fields first called Hoover's personal physician, Dr. Robert Choisser, then used another phone to call Clyde Tolson 's private number.
The day after Hoover died, Gray, who had been named acting director by President Richard Nixon upon Tolson's resignation from that position, went to Hoover's office.
The novelist William Styron told Summers that he once saw Hoover and Tolson in a California beach house, where the director was painting his friend's toenails.
Tolson, Jay, ed. New York: Center for Documentary Studies, 1996.
Tolson then called Helen Gandy's private number with the news of Hoover's death along with orders to begin destroying the files.