Wheelwright is an English word with synonyms like wheeler or wright. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Wheelwright in a sentence
Wheelwright meaning
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
Using Wheelwright
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
- Useful related words include: wheeler, wright.
Context around Wheelwright
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wheelwright
- In this selection, "wheelwright" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, apprentice, qualified, business, lane and museum stand out and add context to how "wheelwright" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a local wheelwright of a and a qualified wheelwright at british. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wheelwright" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wheelwright
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The diversion will be via Holbrook Way, Holbrook Lane and Wheelwright Lane and up to Ash Green. (17 words)
Eventually, the term spoke was more commonly applied to the finished product of the wheelwright 's work, than to the materials used. (22 words)
On one occasion, Thomas even had to arrange for the manufacture, by a local wheelwright, of a makeshift wooden leg for Davies. (22 words)
As part of a career spanning almost 40 years with British Rail, Thomas had carried out a number of roles, including that of a trade apprentice, then an apprentice Wheelwright, before working as a qualified Wheelwright at British Rail’s Earlestown site. (42 words)
He boasts a long line of regular collectors from shows at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, the Colorado Indian Market, Santa Fe’s Wheelwright Museum and more. (32 words)
Her father John Quinton was called back from the war to take over his father's wheelwright business at 18-20 Pennyfarthing Street when he was just 17 years old. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
As part of a career spanning almost 40 years with British Rail, Thomas had carried out a number of roles, including that of a trade apprentice, then an apprentice Wheelwright, before working as a qualified Wheelwright at British Rail’s Earlestown site.
Her father John Quinton was called back from the war to take over his father's wheelwright business at 18-20 Pennyfarthing Street when he was just 17 years old.
The diversion will be via Holbrook Way, Holbrook Lane and Wheelwright Lane and up to Ash Green.
He boasts a long line of regular collectors from shows at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana, the Colorado Indian Market, Santa Fe’s Wheelwright Museum and more.
Eventually, the term spoke was more commonly applied to the finished product of the wheelwright 's work, than to the materials used.
For instance, Joseph Haydn once remarked that he was glad his father (a wheelwright ) had lived long enough to see his son become a Kapellmeister.
On one occasion, Thomas even had to arrange for the manufacture, by a local wheelwright, of a makeshift wooden leg for Davies.