Whittier is an English word with synonyms like poet. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Whittier in a sentence
Whittier meaning
- A surname.
- The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
- A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
Synonyms of Whittier
Using Whittier
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | The name of several cities, communities, and neighborhoods in the United States. | A city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska.
- Useful related words include: john greenleaf whittier, poet.
- In the example corpus, whittier often appears in combinations such as: whittier trust, in whittier, whittier college.
Context around Whittier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whittier
- In this selection, "whittier" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, perry, rivers, former, trust, college and neighborhood stand out and add context to how "whittier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include whittier trust co and a former whittier college director. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whittier" sits close to words such as amnesia, amphibians and appetizers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whittier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Comments on some of Whittier’s Instagram posts from students and alumni. (12 words)
Executive director Darrel Nadeau kicked off the opening ceremony at Whittier Park Thursday morning. (14 words)
Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in Toast by 365.0% during the 1st quarter. (15 words)
All told, if the same storm had shifted 50 miles to the west — where there were 4 to 6 inches of rain, and in some places, as much as 8 inches — Vermont could have seen July-level flooding along the stem of its main rivers, Whittier said. (47 words)
After the committee failed to attract higher-profile candidates, Herman Perry, Whittier's Bank of America branch manager, suggested Nixon, a family friend with whom he had served on the Whittier College Board of Trustees before the war. (38 words)
The last time Whittier police had an officer shot was on Michael Christopher Mejia and wounded Officer Patrick Hazell during a shootout on Mar Vista Street and Colima Road. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the committee failed to attract higher-profile candidates, Herman Perry, Whittier's Bank of America branch manager, suggested Nixon, a family friend with whom he had served on the Whittier College Board of Trustees before the war.
All told, if the same storm had shifted 50 miles to the west — where there were 4 to 6 inches of rain, and in some places, as much as 8 inches — Vermont could have seen July-level flooding along the stem of its main rivers, Whittier said.
An apartment fire in the Whittier neighborhood Saturday night also left several residents of the building displaced.
Carnevale is a former Whittier College director of financial aid and currently the admissions officer for a different private college.
Comments on some of Whittier’s Instagram posts from students and alumni.
Executive director Darrel Nadeau kicked off the opening ceremony at Whittier Park Thursday morning.
Finally, Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter.
Nixon went to grade school and high school in Whittier and Fullerton, both of which are in the Los Angeles metro area.
Senior Chianti Raddavero, who took a more conventional path by going to Whittier College and playing volleyball, voiced the same concerns.
The last time Whittier police had an officer shot was on Michael Christopher Mejia and wounded Officer Patrick Hazell during a shootout on Mar Vista Street and Colima Road.
Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in Alexandria Real Estate Equities by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Chevron Co. () by 22.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC.
Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in Toast by 365.0% during the 1st quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in British American Tobacco by 11.9% during the first quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Allegion by 25.1% during the fourth quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kilroy Realty by 96.4% in the first quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in PG&E in the second quarter worth approximately $51,000.
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in California Water Service Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $69,000.
Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in Brighthouse Financial by 98.1% in the 4th quarter.
Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000.
Common combinations with whittier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- whittier trust 48×
- in whittier 7×
- whittier college 6×
- of whittier 4×
- at whittier 4×
- whittier and 4×
- by whittier 4×
- the whittier 3×
- finally whittier 3×
- on whittier 3×