Get to know Wherewithal better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like means or substance.
Wherewithal in a sentence
Wherewithal meaning
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
Using Wherewithal
- The main meaning on this page is: The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
- Useful related words include: means, substance.
- In the example corpus, wherewithal often appears in combinations such as: wherewithal to, the wherewithal, financial wherewithal.
Context around Wherewithal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 17 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wherewithal
- In this selection, "wherewithal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, financial and technical stand out and add context to how "wherewithal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acquire the wherewithal to act and and financial wherewithal it has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wherewithal" sits close to words such as acadiana, adjoint and affixes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wherewithal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Obaseki has the wherewithal to accomplish this. (7 words)
That enjoyment gives him the wherewithal to never stop. (9 words)
You don't acquire stuff without the wherewithal to buy it. (11 words)
Sure, it’s unusual to be playing Star Fox 64 during a game, but QBs have earpieces in their helmets, and the Star Fox team has the technical wherewithal to patch the veteran pilot through to folks who need advice. (40 words)
Evidence of that is found in the fact that they inherited and destroyed a thriving economy whose resources and wherewithal they have perpetually plundered into their personal pockets creating a new breed of non-productive millionaire politicians. (37 words)
It has agreed to merge with French automaker PSA Group, maker of Peugeot, a deal that give it the size and financial wherewithal it has been seeking since Fiat and Chrysler first joined forces 10 years ago. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Luke Groff: Once the flooding is over, they get their wherewithal, and they figure out where they are.
That enjoyment gives him the wherewithal to never stop.
You’ll have the wherewithal to discover new opportunities, sign lucrative contracts or establish new partnerships.
Maybe the same resolve and wherewithal can be reinforced right here through activities and events on Indian Arrival Day.
Smirnov needs to be confined, Weiss said, because he has the financial wherewithal and connections to flee the country.
The program is a two-hour, evidence-informed training that provides adults with information and resources to prevent child abuse and the wherewithal to respond responsibly when and where it occurs.
The TRB has the wherewithal to hold the test online or offline.
Perhaps more realistic: Denver native and self-made billionaire Robert F. Smith is a man with the financial wherewithal and business acumen to do the Bowlen legacy proud.
Sadly, this is something those who are in the government have not done and do not have the knowledge and wherewithal to do.
Sure, it’s unusual to be playing Star Fox 64 during a game, but QBs have earpieces in their helmets, and the Star Fox team has the technical wherewithal to patch the veteran pilot through to folks who need advice.
Thank those Republicans for it, Steve, because the Democrats don’t have the wherewithal to fill a paper bag with Monopoly money.
Undoubtedly, China has made rise during the past few decades and has virtually shaken the international system but it may be too early for China to acquire the wherewithal to act as a global hegemon.
You don't acquire stuff without the wherewithal to buy it.
A succession of coal company bankruptcies already put state regulators on “high alert” to make sure companies have the financial wherewithal to conduct cleanups, he said.
Evidence of that is found in the fact that they inherited and destroyed a thriving economy whose resources and wherewithal they have perpetually plundered into their personal pockets creating a new breed of non-productive millionaire politicians.
Finally a judge who has the intelligence and wherewithal to do what is right in the face of liberalism and lawlessness.
It has agreed to merge with French automaker PSA Group, maker of Peugeot, a deal that give it the size and financial wherewithal it has been seeking since Fiat and Chrysler first joined forces 10 years ago.
Obaseki has the wherewithal to accomplish this.
Politically, dissident parliamentarians should find the wherewithal to protect the hard-won liberal freedoms.
Praneeth, who had finished runners-up at Swiss Open early this year, admitted he just couldn’t find the wherewithal to put pressure on Momota during the semifinal contest.
Common combinations with wherewithal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wherewithal to 29×
- the wherewithal 24×
- financial wherewithal 6×
- and wherewithal 5×
- wherewithal and 4×