Wondering how to use Whetstone in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as stone.
Whetstone meaning
- A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
- A stimulant.
- Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”).
Synonyms of Whetstone
Using Whetstone
- The main meaning on this page is: A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool. | A stimulant. | Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”).
- Useful related words include: stone.
- In the example corpus, whetstone often appears in combinations such as: the whetstone, of whetstone, whetstone and.
Context around Whetstone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whetstone
- In this selection, "whetstone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seeded, jann, jack, academy, brook and manned stand out and add context to how "whetstone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 28th seeded whetstone and 41st and 40 and whetstone 26 were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whetstone" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whetstone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One of Green’s instructors was Jann Whetstone. (8 words)
From The Whetstone of Witte by Robert Recorde of Wales (1557). (11 words)
Matthew Thorn, Sharon Brackett and Morgan Meneses-Sheets who launched Whetstone Point Consulting. (13 words)
One unusual item was a large ' sceptre ' in the form of a whetstone that showed no sign of previous use as a tool: it has been suggested that this was a symbol of the office of bretwalda. (37 words)
When it’s finished next spring, the parcel, which will serve as a fairweather park, will feature tiers that descend to the Whetstone Brook, inviting the river to spread into its floodplain during surges. (34 words)
I’m just curious why the paper felt the need to mention that the owner of Whetstone Academy, John Singleton, is not related to Oconee County Probate Judge Danny Singleton. (30 words)
Example sentences (15)
I’m just curious why the paper felt the need to mention that the owner of Whetstone Academy, John Singleton, is not related to Oconee County Probate Judge Danny Singleton.
Liberty, the top seed in the Division I district tournament, will play the winner of 28th-seeded Whetstone and 41st-seeded Mifflin in Wednesday’s second round.
Waters (40*) and Whetstone (26*) were rarely troubled in the chase, reaching the target with 10 overs to spare.
When it’s finished next spring, the parcel, which will serve as a fairweather park, will feature tiers that descend to the Whetstone Brook, inviting the river to spread into its floodplain during surges.
Leave the whetstone in water for about five minutes until soaked through, then gently rub a blade against it to sharpen.
One of Green’s instructors was Jann Whetstone.
Senior distance runner Jack Whetstone has now lost two seasons, including the outdoor track and field season last spring.
Matthew Thorn, Sharon Brackett and Morgan Meneses-Sheets who launched Whetstone Point Consulting.
Johnny Huang and Kristen Whetstone manned the Comic-Con table at the Artist 2 Artist Showcase.
Both Whetstone and Dhrystone are synthetic benchmarks, meaning that they are simple programs that are carefully designed to statistically mimic the processor usage of some common set of programs.
From The Whetstone of Witte by Robert Recorde of Wales (1557).
In early 1655 he was arrested at Whetstone, Leicestershire and taken to London under armed guard.
One unusual item was a large ' sceptre ' in the form of a whetstone that showed no sign of previous use as a tool: it has been suggested that this was a symbol of the office of bretwalda.
The other main source for the play is George Whetstone 's 1578 lengthy two-part closet drama Promos and Cassandra, which itself is sourced from Cinthio.
Whetstone adapted Cinthio's story by adding the comic elements and the bed and head tricks.
Common combinations with whetstone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the whetstone 4×
- of whetstone 2×
- whetstone and 2×