Explore Whiteface through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hereford or beef. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Whiteface in a sentence
Whiteface meaning
- Makeup that makes the face appear white.
- Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
- A Hereford cow.
Using Whiteface
- The main meaning on this page is: Makeup that makes the face appear white. | Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala. | A Hereford cow.
- Useful related words include: hereford, beef, beef cattle, clown.
- In the example corpus, whiteface often appears in combinations such as: whiteface mountain, the whiteface, of whiteface.
Context around Whiteface
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whiteface
- In this selection, "whiteface" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grotesque, scaled, foolproof, mountain, skills and new stand out and add context to how "whiteface" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agencies combing whiteface mountain in and brothers foolproof whiteface skills at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whiteface" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whiteface
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Snow appeared on the summit of Whiteface Mountain. (8 words)
He is clever and has much lower status than the whiteface. (11 words)
Big search, multiple agencies combing Whiteface Mountain (in Lake Placid), no luck. (12 words)
Whiteface is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it blip in Texas’s oil patch 50 minutes west of Lubbock that only a few hundred people call home, so tiny that describing it as a small town would be a stretch. (41 words)
Jeryl Bier sends along as the video Smollett’s lawyer is likely referencing in the “Today” interview, in case you want to see the Osundairo brothers’ foolproof whiteface skills at work. (31 words)
In this 2015 file photo, Eleanor and Robert Reiss pose with their sons, Bobby and A.J., atop Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York. (25 words)
Example sentences (15)
The second type of whiteface is the buffoonish clown of the Bozo type, known as "Comedy" or "Grotesque Whiteface".
The old gondolas from Whiteface Mountain have been transformed into cozy little outdoor dining areas that overlook Mirror Lake.
In 1864, when she was 30, she and a friend scaled Whiteface Mountain, one of the most challenging peaks in the Adirondacks.
Snow appeared on the summit of Whiteface Mountain.
In the 2000s and 90s, the use of "Whiteface" and "Blackface" in comedy was considered normal.
Whiteface is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it blip in Texas’s oil patch 50 minutes west of Lubbock that only a few hundred people call home, so tiny that describing it as a small town would be a stretch.
Jeryl Bier sends along as the video Smollett’s lawyer is likely referencing in the “Today” interview, in case you want to see the Osundairo brothers’ foolproof whiteface skills at work.
Pittsburgh Intercollegiate Snowboard Team requested $6,650 for a trip to Whiteface, New York.
Big search, multiple agencies combing Whiteface Mountain (in Lake Placid), no luck.
In this 2015 file photo, Eleanor and Robert Reiss pose with their sons, Bobby and A.J., atop Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.
Classically the whiteface character instructs the auguste character to perform his bidding.
He is clever and has much lower status than the whiteface.
If there is a contra-auguste character, he often is instructed by the whiteface to correct the auguste when he is doing something wrong.
The first mainstream clown role was portrayed by Joseph Grimaldi (who also created the traditional whiteface make-up design).
Traditionally, the whiteface clown uses "clown white" makeup to cover the entire face and neck, leaving none of the underlying natural skin visible.
Common combinations with whiteface
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- whiteface mountain 5×
- the whiteface 4×
- of whiteface 3×
- whiteface is 2×