Wondering how to use Whistlestop in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as campaign or run.
Whistlestop in a sentence
Whistlestop meaning
A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
Using Whistlestop
- The main meaning on this page is: A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
- Useful related words include: campaign, run.
- In the example corpus, whistlestop often appears in combinations such as: made whistlestop, whistlestop tour.
Context around Whistlestop
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whistlestop
- In this selection, "whistlestop" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tree, day, tour and trip stand out and add context to how "whistlestop" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include christmas tree whistlestop tour was and four day whistlestop trip to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whistlestop" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whistlestop
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The cast of the delicious Regency comedy Quality Street has made a whistlestop tour of the town ahead of its run at the Victoria Theatre Halifax, later this year. (29 words)
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree whistlestop tour was in Pocatello on Saturday, parked right next to Caldwell Park as the city’s annual Veterans Day parade marched past it. (30 words)
And at the heart of it all is her seven-year-old daughter Harper, who stayed at home in London while her mother made the four-day whistlestop trip to New York. (32 words)
On the same stage, some of the show's stars and creators took part in a whistlestop Q&A session, which took just over 20 minutes to cover eight cast members, the creator, executive producer and a director. (38 words)
US Senate candidate Al Gross made a whistlestop in Sitka Thursday evening (10-29-20), during a final statewide swing to convince voters to put him in the seat currently held by Republican Dan Sullivan. (35 words)
And at the heart of it all is her seven-year-old daughter Harper, who stayed at home in London while her mother made the four-day whistlestop trip to New York. (32 words)
Example sentences (5)
The cast of the delicious Regency comedy Quality Street has made a whistlestop tour of the town ahead of its run at the Victoria Theatre Halifax, later this year.
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree whistlestop tour was in Pocatello on Saturday, parked right next to Caldwell Park as the city’s annual Veterans Day parade marched past it.
US Senate candidate Al Gross made a whistlestop in Sitka Thursday evening (10-29-20), during a final statewide swing to convince voters to put him in the seat currently held by Republican Dan Sullivan.
And at the heart of it all is her seven-year-old daughter Harper, who stayed at home in London while her mother made the four-day whistlestop trip to New York.
On the same stage, some of the show's stars and creators took part in a whistlestop Q&A session, which took just over 20 minutes to cover eight cast members, the creator, executive producer and a director.
Common combinations with whistlestop
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: