Explore Whishaw through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Whishaw in a sentence
Whishaw meaning
A surname.
Using Whishaw
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, whishaw often appears in combinations such as: ben whishaw, whishaw and, whishaw who.
Context around Whishaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whishaw
- In this selection, "whishaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ben, expert, watchable, starts, voicing and 1980 stand out and add context to how "whishaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actor ben whishaw 1980 shares and actor ben whishaw was one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whishaw" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whishaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
WHISHAW: You haven't seen them? (6 words)
Actor Ben Whishaw (1980) shares your birthday. (7 words)
Ben Whishaw who voices the famous bear got up close to the Madame Tussauds figure. (15 words)
But when her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) winds up dead, things get messy, and it’s time for her enigmatic boss (played by Lancashire, in a distracting blonde wig) and the always delightfully watchable Whishaw, to step in and keep her safe. (43 words)
Ben Whishaw equally commands the screen as Scott, portraying a man driven to desperation and ruin by Thorpe’s casual disregard of his feelings — Thorpe repeatedly asserts that two men cannot love one another, contrary to what he obviously feels. (40 words)
When the man who she had been having an affair with winds up dead at the same time as the Chinese Ambassador, Helen is reunited with her old triggerman colleague Sam (Ben Whishaw) to uncover a deadly, dangerous conspiracy. (39 words)
WHISHAW: You haven't seen them? (6 words)
This sexy, darkly funny love triangle (co-starring out actor Ben Whishaw) was one of the most talked about indies of the fall, and now it’s coming to streaming! (30 words)
The show – which starred Dominic West, Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai – was set at the dawn of the TV news era, and followed the fortunes of a team working on a BBC current affairs programme – very meta! (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a younger Q portrayed as a computer security expert, Whishaw was the perfect foil for Craig’s more grounded Bond.
Franz Rogowski stars as a polymorphously perverse filmmaker who, to the surprise of his artist husband (Ben Whishaw), starts a passionate affair with a female schoolteacher (Adèle Exarchopoulos).
Grant and Whishaw both provide strong performances that helped lead the A Very English Scandal to critical acclaim and numerous awards nominations when it was release.
Starring Emily Blunt as the titular Poppins, the film takes place decades after the original, with Michael and Jane Banks (Ben Whishaw and Karen Dotrice) now adults.
This sexy, darkly funny love triangle (co-starring out actor Ben Whishaw) was one of the most talked about indies of the fall, and now it’s coming to streaming!
WHISHAW: You haven't seen them?
Ben Whishaw who voices the famous bear got up close to the Madame Tussauds figure.
But when her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) winds up dead, things get messy, and it’s time for her enigmatic boss (played by Lancashire, in a distracting blonde wig) and the always delightfully watchable Whishaw, to step in and keep her safe.
In 2014, the current movie franchise kicked off, with Ben Whishaw voicing the eponymous bear.
Jamie Bell and Ben Whishaw were recipients more than 20 years ago, while other winners have included Dev Patel, Naomi Ackie and Jessie Buckley.
The show – which starred Dominic West, Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai – was set at the dawn of the TV news era, and followed the fortunes of a team working on a BBC current affairs programme – very meta!
When the man who she had been having an affair with winds up dead at the same time as the Chinese Ambassador, Helen is reunited with her old triggerman colleague Sam (Ben Whishaw) to uncover a deadly, dangerous conspiracy.
You will see every single inch of Ben Whishaw in this film, and, wow, I'm still so mad that he didn't get an Oscar nomination for his performance.
Also featured in the cast are Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse.
But when her son’s attitude darkens and he begins displaying some radical groupthink sentiments, she begins to fear the thing and shares her concerns with fellow researcher Ben Whishaw.
WHISHAW: (As Paddington) I've got my eye on an old pop-up book of London, made by Madame Kozlova, as it happens.
Actor Ben Whishaw (1980) shares your birthday.
A single father (Ben Whishaw) and his sister (Emily Mortimer) will lose their family home.
Based on the stories by the late author Michael Bond, begins with its marmalade-loving young hero (voiced earnestly by Ben Whishaw) in relative harmony in Windsor Gardens with his adoptive family, the Browns.
Ben Whishaw equally commands the screen as Scott, portraying a man driven to desperation and ruin by Thorpe’s casual disregard of his feelings — Thorpe repeatedly asserts that two men cannot love one another, contrary to what he obviously feels.
Common combinations with whishaw
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ben whishaw 19×
- whishaw and 6×
- whishaw who 3×
- whishaw was 2×
- whishaw to 2×
- whishaw in 2×