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How do you use Whittles in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Whittles in a sentence

Related words

Whittles | Whittle | Whittlesey | Whittlesea | Whittlestone

Whittles meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of whittle

Using Whittles

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of whittle
  • In the example corpus, whittles often appears in combinations such as: whittles down.

Context around Whittles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

andrew 1× family 1×

Often after:

down 2× assistant 1×

Sentence patterns with Whittles

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

mansion and whittles until he 1× meeting andrew whittles assistant director 1× that he whittles down to 1× the family whittles down the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at tuesday s 1× i hope no 1× turing his model 1× whenever he has 1×

Common sentence endings:

spend this money 1× states of mind 1× that would create 1× with the answer 1×

Words around Whittles

Just before it in the word index:

whittled 73 whittle 128 whittington 71 whittingstall 2 whittinghill 3 whittingham 52

Just after it in the word index:

whittlesea 8 whittlesey 16 whittlestone 2 whittley 3 whittling 20 whittman 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Whittles

  • In this selection, "whittles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, andrew, family, down and assistant stand out and add context to how "whittles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include mansion and whittles until he and meeting andrew whittles assistant director. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whittles" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whittles

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

Whenever he has anything on his mind, he sits on the curbstone of his mansion and whittles until he comes up with the answer. (24 words)

I hope no one suggests the family whittles down the numbers by excluding the children from certain gatherings, with the inevitable emotional eruption that would create. (26 words)

Turing—his model of computation is now called a Turing machine —begins, as did Post, with an analysis of a human computer that he whittles down to a simple set of basic motions and "states of mind". (37 words)

Longer example sentences

At Tuesday’s meeting Andrew Whittles, assistant director for sustainability, said: “The Clean Air Zone money has to be spent in line with the terms of the charging scheme, and cycling is one area where we are allowed to spend this money. (42 words)

Turing—his model of computation is now called a Turing machine —begins, as did Post, with an analysis of a human computer that he whittles down to a simple set of basic motions and "states of mind". (37 words)

I hope no one suggests the family whittles down the numbers by excluding the children from certain gatherings, with the inevitable emotional eruption that would create. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

At Tuesday’s meeting Andrew Whittles, assistant director for sustainability, said: “The Clean Air Zone money has to be spent in line with the terms of the charging scheme, and cycling is one area where we are allowed to spend this money.

I hope no one suggests the family whittles down the numbers by excluding the children from certain gatherings, with the inevitable emotional eruption that would create.

Turing—his model of computation is now called a Turing machine —begins, as did Post, with an analysis of a human computer that he whittles down to a simple set of basic motions and "states of mind".

Whenever he has anything on his mind, he sits on the curbstone of his mansion and whittles until he comes up with the answer.

Common combinations with whittles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whittles" in a sentence?
An example: "At Tuesday’s meeting Andrew Whittles, assistant director for sustainability, said: “The Clean Air Zone money has to be spent in line with the terms of the charging scheme, and cycling is one area where we are allowed to spend this money." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "whittles" from authentic English texts.
What does "whittles" mean?
Whittles means: third-person singular simple present indicative of whittle
How many example sentences with "whittles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "whittles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.