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Willkie in a sentence

Using Willkie

  • In the example corpus, willkie often appears in combinations such as: willkie was, willkie had, and willkie.

Context around Willkie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lewis 1× pro 1× want 1× either 1× july 1× month 1× wendell 1× francis 1× followed 1× convention 1×

Often after:

unwilling 1× galleries 1× vandenberg 1× gained 1× remained 1× poured 1× clubs 1× proposed 1× announced 1× agreed 1×

Sentence patterns with Willkie

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

although willkie had refrained 1× call for willkie vandenberg released 1× democratic activist willkie changed his 1× even so willkie remained a 1× following month willkie announced that 1× had called willkie a tool 1× herman francis willkie 1× in july willkie proposed to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a blaze of 1× a longtime democratic 1× after the convention 1× after the election 1× although his advisors 1× although willkie had 1×

Common sentence endings:

a peacetime draft 1× across the country 1× and 6 respectively 1× be the nominee 1× began their vote 1× dutifully nominated mcnary 1×

Words around Willkie

Just before it in the word index:

willkens 2 williwaw 2 willits 33 williton 2 williston 45 willison 6

Just after it in the word index:

willl 3 willman 5 willmar 95 willmer 3 willmore 4 willmott 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

accesses 91 acrimonious 91 adeyemi 91 adjourn 91 adriana 91 aeroplane 91

Corpus analysis for Willkie

  • In this selection, "willkie" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lewis, pro, want, unwilling, galleries and vandenberg stand out and add context to how "willkie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although willkie had refrained and call for willkie vandenberg released. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "willkie" sits close to words such as accesses, acrimonious and adeyemi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with willkie

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 the convention, Willkie returned to New York. (8 words)

A longtime Democratic activist, Willkie changed his party registration to Republican in late 1939. (14 words)

Although his advisors told him to seek treatment and abandon the trip, Willkie pressed on. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Willkie stated that if he did badly in Wisconsin, he would end his campaign.sfnsfn The New Hampshire primary had not taken on the significance it later would,sfn and Willkie won it on March 14, taking six of eleven delegates. (41 words)

As the delegates were arriving in Philadelphia, Gallup reported that Willkie had surged to 29%, Dewey had slipped five more points to 47%, and Taft, Vandenberg and Hoover trailed at 8%, 8%, and 6% respectively. (35 words)

In July, Willkie proposed to Roosevelt that he go on another foreign mission, and the following month Willkie announced that he would be visiting the Soviet Union, China, and the Middle East. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

An army clerk transposed his first two names; with Willkie unwilling to invest the time to have the bureaucracy correct it, he kept his name as Wendell Lewis Willkie.

As the pro-Willkie galleries repeatedly yelled "We Want Willkie," the delegates on the convention floor began their vote.

As those in the gallery continued to call for Willkie, Vandenberg released his delegates, most of whom went to Willkie.

Both Taft and Willkie gained in strength on each ballot, and by the fourth ballot it was obvious that either Willkie or Taft would be the nominee.

Even so, Willkie remained a long-shot candidate; the May 8 Gallup Poll showed Dewey at 67% support among Republicans, followed by Vandenberg and Taft, with Willkie at only 3%.

Hundreds of thousands, perhaps as many as one million, telegrams urging support for Willkie poured in, many from "Willkie Clubs" that had sprung up across the country.

In July, Willkie proposed to Roosevelt that he go on another foreign mission, and the following month Willkie announced that he would be visiting the Soviet Union, China, and the Middle East.

Willkie agreed, and got Baldwin to withdraw as others persuaded McNary, who had called Willkie a tool of Wall Street after arriving in Philadelphia.sfn The convention dutifully nominated McNary.

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Willkie and Lilienthal negotiated for a year, with Willkie wanting $88 million for C&S's properties in and around the Tennessee Valley, and the TVA offering $55 million.

Willkie's support for aid to Britain removed it as a major factor in his race against Roosevelt, and Willkie also backed the president on a peacetime draft.

Willkie stated that if he did badly in Wisconsin, he would end his campaign.sfnsfn The New Hampshire primary had not taken on the significance it later would,sfn and Willkie won it on March 14, taking six of eleven delegates.

Youth, education and World War I service Lewis Wendell Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana on February 18, 1892, the son of Henrietta (Trisch) and Herman Francis Willkie.

A blaze of publicity followed Willkie wherever he went, as he caucused with delegates and appeared at press conferences with supporters, including the entire Connecticut delegation.

After the convention, Willkie returned to New York.

After the election, Willkie made two wartime foreign trips as Roosevelt's informal envoy, and as nominal leader of the Republican Party gave the president his full support.

A longtime Democratic activist, Willkie changed his party registration to Republican in late 1939.

Although his advisors told him to seek treatment and abandon the trip, Willkie pressed on.

Although Willkie had refrained from making deals to this point, to get Michigan, he agreed to allow the Republican organization there to pick that state's federal judges.

As the delegates were arriving in Philadelphia, Gallup reported that Willkie had surged to 29%, Dewey had slipped five more points to 47%, and Taft, Vandenberg and Hoover trailed at 8%, 8%, and 6% respectively.

At 4 am, Cowles noted "a very buoyant Willkie appeared, cocky as a young college student after a successful night with a girl.

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Common combinations with willkie

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