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Whitney is an English word with synonyms like inventor or discoverer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Whitney in a sentence

Whitney meaning

  1. A habitational surname from Middle English.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston.
  3. A male given name from surname.

Synonyms of Whitney

eli whitney inventor discoverer artificer manufacturer producer mount whitney mountain peak

Related words

Other words often associated with Whitney or its synonyms:

creator maker shaper spotter craftsman tip percipient business crown journeyman finder cause

Using Whitney

  • The main meaning on this page is: A habitational surname from Middle English. | A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1980s and 1990s due to the fame of Whitney Houston. | A male given name from surname.
  • Useful related words include: eli whitney, inventor, discoverer, artificer.
  • In the example corpus, whitney often appears in combinations such as: pratt whitney, whitney houston, the whitney.

Context around Whitney

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

pratt 4× vanderbilt 1× gertrude 1× william 1× known 1× showed 1× jane 1× eli 1× website 1× hancock 1×

Often after:

houston 2× established 1× studio 1× fountain 1× dean 1× crying 1× bank 1× atm 1× show 1× museum 1×

Sentence patterns with Whitney

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ashley sissel whitney lawson and 1× beale and whitney dean throughout 1× brenda whitney bags fresh 1× but whitney and sean 1× but whitney said she 1× episode showed whitney crying following 1× established the whitney studio club 1× from the whitney houston tribute 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a glance of 1× acadian asset management 1× after his death 1× and the dumpings 1× ashley sissel whitney 1× blueprint had reported 1×

Common sentence endings:

24th and 25th 1× about 783 000 1× an abandoned house 1× and whitney respectively 1× co stagecoach company 1× for the worse 1×

Words around Whitney

Just before it in the word index:

whitner 3 whitnash 2 whitmoyer 2 whitmore 77 whitmire 27 whitminster 2

Just after it in the word index:

whiton 2 whitpain 2 whitsell 2 whitsett 5 whitshed 2 whitsitt 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

annoying 634 chill 634 crystals 634 forgot 634 fulfilled 634 hurdles 634

Corpus analysis for Whitney

  • In this selection, "whitney" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pratt, vanderbilt, gertrude, houston, established and studio stand out and add context to how "whitney" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ashley sissel whitney lawson and and beale and whitney dean throughout. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whitney" sits close to words such as annoying, chill and crystals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whitney

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After his death, Whitney's mother found his body in an abandoned house. (13 words)

But Whitney said she's been trying to make changes to her lifestyle. (13 words)

Friendships with Lucy Beale and Whitney Dean: Throughout her teenage years, Lauren developed close friendships with both Lucy and Whitney. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

In one of the many Manhattan properties that Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and her husband owned, Gertrude Whitney established the Whitney Studio Club at 8 West 8th Street as a facility where young artists could exhibit their works in 1914. (39 words)

A glance of the International Women’s Day programme to be held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Wednesday shows two women piloting the course of global aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney in India. (35 words)

Viewers had known Whitney and her mom were going to receive some bad new after previews of this week’s episode showed Whitney crying following a conversation with Babs on the phone. (32 words)

Exclamation examples

Whitney Houston Tribute Pt. 2More from the Whitney Houston Tribute singer, Belinda Davids!, She will also be performing at Harris Center in Folsom, September 24th and 25th! (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

In one of the many Manhattan properties that Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and her husband owned, Gertrude Whitney established the Whitney Studio Club at 8 West 8th Street as a facility where young artists could exhibit their works in 1914.

The Whitney Fountain was built in 1896 as a memorial to Orange man William Whitney, co-owner of the Cobb&Co stagecoach company.

Friendships with Lucy Beale and Whitney Dean: Throughout her teenage years, Lauren developed close friendships with both Lucy and Whitney.

Whitney: Can I Be Me on April 26, 2017 — five years following the singer’s tragic death — alluded to Robyn and Whitney’s relationship.

Whitney Houston Tribute Pt. 2More from the Whitney Houston Tribute singer, Belinda Davids!, She will also be performing at Harris Center in Folsom, September 24th and 25th!

Viewers had known Whitney and her mom were going to receive some bad new after previews of this week’s episode showed Whitney crying following a conversation with Babs on the phone.

Whitney Bank employees contacted the Ponchatoula Police Department on February 10 to report a skimming device that was found on a Whitney ATM at 545 West Pine Street in Ponchatoula.

Whitney is a former correspondent for NBC News based in Central America and hosted “The Jane Whitney Show”, a nationally syndicated television program.

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According to the Eli Whitney Museum website: Whitney (who died in 1825) could not have foreseen the ways in which his invention would change society for the worse.

The aircraft was meant to be powered by the Pratt & Whitney J58 engine, but development ran over schedule, and it was equipped instead with the less powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 initially.

Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the 1st quarter valued at about $783,000.

After his death, Whitney's mother found his body in an abandoned house.

A glance of the International Women’s Day programme to be held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Wednesday shows two women piloting the course of global aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney in India.

And the dumpings didn’t end there, with the most recent episode seeing both Mal and Medhi both leaving the show despite appearing to have genuine connections with Sammy and Whitney respectively.

Ashley Sissel, Whitney Lawson and Christine Bassham get decked out for a night of Casino fun to support local children.

Blueprint had reported that Whitney Adeniran, died at Agege Stadium on the Thursday February 9, 2023 during the school’s inter house sports competition.

Brenda Whitney bags fresh produce Wednesday while helping other volunteers as food is given away during the Winslow Community Cupboard’s visit to Skowhegan.

But its problems began when the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines developed defects, which caused a third of to be grounded.

But Whitney and Sean Cunningham now know a lot more than that about a disease for which he had no known risk factors, no genetic markers and no reason to worry.

But Whitney said she's been trying to make changes to her lifestyle.

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Common combinations with whitney

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whitney" in a sentence?
An example: "In one of the many Manhattan properties that Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and her husband owned, Gertrude Whitney established the Whitney Studio Club at 8 West 8th Street as a facility where young artists could exhibit their works in 1914." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "whitney" from authentic English texts.
What does "whitney" mean?
Whitney means: A habitational surname from Middle English.
What are synonyms of "whitney"?
Common synonyms of "whitney" include: eli whitney, inventor, discoverer, artificer, manufacturer, producer, mount whitney, mountain peak.
How many example sentences with "whitney" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "whitney", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.