Get to know Volstead better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Volstead in a sentence
Volstead meaning
A surname.
Using Volstead
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, volstead often appears in combinations such as: volstead act, the volstead.
Context around Volstead
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Volstead
- In this selection, "volstead" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baby, capper, separate, act and laws stand out and add context to how "volstead" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include before the volstead act was and enacted baby volstead laws in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "volstead" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with volstead
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some gang leaders were stashing liquor months before the Volstead Act was enforced. (13 words)
Where they differed was on the Volstead Act which outlawed the sale of liquor and beer. (16 words)
As a result, all states enacted ‘baby Volstead’ laws in the early 1920s to accompany the national prohibition statute. (19 words)
Under the state of New York's Mullan –Gage Act, a short-lived local version of the Volstead Act, the first 4,000 arrests led to just six convictions and not one jail sentence. (34 words)
The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited, and which were excluded from prohibition (e. (26 words)
The Volstead Act set the starting date for nationwide prohibition for January 17, 1920, which was the earliest date allowed by the 18th Amendment. (24 words)
Example sentences (9)
As a result, all states enacted ‘baby Volstead’ laws in the early 1920s to accompany the national prohibition statute.
A limited anti-trust exemption was created for U.S. dairy cooperatives by the Capper-Volstead Act of 1922.
Perhaps the best example of Thorne Smith's acutely sharp social humor played out against a backdrop of the Volstead Act ( Prohibition ).
Some gang leaders were stashing liquor months before the Volstead Act was enforced.
The separate Volstead Act set down methods for enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment, and defined which "intoxicating liquors" were prohibited, and which were excluded from prohibition (e.
The subsequent Volstead Act defined "intoxicating liquors" and provided for several exceptions, one of which as for sacramental use.
The Volstead Act set the starting date for nationwide prohibition for January 17, 1920, which was the earliest date allowed by the 18th Amendment.
Under the state of New York's Mullan –Gage Act, a short-lived local version of the Volstead Act, the first 4,000 arrests led to just six convictions and not one jail sentence.
Where they differed was on the Volstead Act which outlawed the sale of liquor and beer.
Common combinations with volstead
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: