Used in a Sentence

horton

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for horton.

Editorial note

The fact that someone could use Willie Horton to stoke racism or political gain doesn't change the story.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A number of places in England:

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of horton gathered in one view.

noun

A number of places in England:

noun

A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

noun

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for horton.

noun

A number of places in England:

noun

A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

noun

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Example sentences

1

The fact that someone could use Willie Horton to stoke racism or political gain doesn't change the story.

2

Having someone like Alex Horton do so is insightful even if not a statistically representative sample size.

3

For Republicans Willie Horton was a story about a guy who killed someone on a weekend furlough.

4

Tony Horton is 56 and Dreya Webber is 53 and both look like they are in their early 40s.

5

And yes, the Willie Horton commercials as run by Lee Atwater were indeed racist.

6

Bush seized on the Horton case, bringing it up repeatedly in campaign speeches.

7

If the makers of the Willie Horton ads were really playing the race angle they would have found someone who murdered a black guy.

8

Republicans picked up the Horton issue after Dukakis clinched the nomination.

9

There are many great interviews by Scott Horton with Scheuer.

10

> When people talk about flaws in science, they're often focusing on medical and life sciences, as Horton is.

11

See, eg, the Willie Horton commercials [1].

12

>viz your (implied) claim the Willie Horton ad wasn't racist, well, people on the other side don't see life through a racial prism because they're either racist themselves or sufficiently privileged they can ignore it.

Quote examples

1

And I'll tell you another thing you all need to think about, that even surprised me, is the lack of interest, really, the lack of knowledge right now in the South among white voters about the Voting Rights Act." The problem Democrats have when discussing crime is they don't realize people on the other side don't see life through a racial prism, so to us Willie Horton was about crime and not about race.

Proper noun examples

1

Customs won't clear the large quantity of Tim Horton's products required to do the job.

2

Horton's has been doing this for years (adding in the fluff for you).

3

Horton Hears a Who on the other hand is quite good; an honorable example of how Seuss' material can be adapted to a feature film.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use horton in a sentence?

The fact that someone could use Willie Horton to stoke racism or political gain doesn't change the story.

What does horton mean?

A number of places in England:

What part of speech is horton?

horton is commonly used as noun.