Get to know Waddingtons better with 8 real example sentences.
Context around Waddingtons
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Waddingtons
- In this selection, "waddingtons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1949, 1950s, spinoffs, design, early and parker stand out and add context to how "waddingtons" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brothers and waddingtons each produced and director of waddingtons victor watson. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "waddingtons" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with waddingtons
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Editions Parker Brothers and Waddingtons each produced their own unique editions between 1949 and 1992. (15 words)
Spinoffs Waddingtons, Parker Brothers and Hasbro have created many spin-off versions of the game. (15 words)
This call resulted in Waddingtons obtaining a license to produce and market the game outside of the United States. (19 words)
A custom version of the game was also released in the US by Restoration Hardware as Wooden Box Clue with different cover art. citation In the UK it was released under the Cluedo brand, and was an official re-issue of the original 1949 Waddingtons' design. (46 words)
However, in the mid-1950s Waddingtons also adopted a Sherlock Holmes-type detective to adorn their box covers for a brief time, though unlike the US editions, there was no acknowledgement that the character was actually the famous detective. (39 words)
In a similar fashion, Parker Brothers sent over a copy of Monopoly to Waddingtons early in 1935 before the game had been put into production in the United States. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
A custom version of the game was also released in the US by Restoration Hardware as Wooden Box Clue with different cover art. citation In the UK it was released under the Cluedo brand, and was an official re-issue of the original 1949 Waddingtons' design.
Editions Parker Brothers and Waddingtons each produced their own unique editions between 1949 and 1992.
However, in the mid-1950s Waddingtons also adopted a Sherlock Holmes-type detective to adorn their box covers for a brief time, though unlike the US editions, there was no acknowledgement that the character was actually the famous detective.
In a similar fashion, Parker Brothers sent over a copy of Monopoly to Waddingtons early in 1935 before the game had been put into production in the United States.
Spinoffs Waddingtons, Parker Brothers and Hasbro have created many spin-off versions of the game.
The managing director of Waddingtons, Victor Watson, gave the game to his son Norman (who was head of the card games division) to test over the weekend.
This call resulted in Waddingtons obtaining a license to produce and market the game outside of the United States.
Waddingtons Family Card Games, Robert Harbin, Pan Books Ltd, London, 1972 citation Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play.