Used in a Sentence

moline

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

Editorial note

Nobody talks about Rock Island and Moline (the Illinois half of the Quad Cities) this way, for instance.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

noun

A city and township in Rock Island County, Illinois.

noun

A place in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for moline.

noun

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

noun

A city and township in Rock Island County, Illinois.

noun

A place in the United States:

noun

A minor city in Elk County, Kansas.

Example sentences

1

Nobody talks about Rock Island and Moline (the Illinois half of the Quad Cities) this way, for instance.

2

Louis Police captain/current (at the time) police chief of Moline Acres being killed.

3

I just looked at the two studies referenced in the article - Moline 2019 and Emory, Kradin, and Maddox 2020.

4

I used to live in the Quad Cities, which holds Bettendorf and Davenport in Iowa and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois.

5

I'm in Moline and about to have our turn.

6

This is also interesting: > Moline published an article in 2019 studying 33 patients who said their only exposure to asbestos came from talc products, and Emory, Kradin and Maddox followed up with a 2020 study of 75 similar patients.

7

I don't know, I love the northern flora, too, Rattlesnake master, moline, dogwood, black-eyed susan, blazing star, echinacea (purple coneflower) and so many more.

8

Of course there are a lot of other differences in those cities - you can live homeless in San Francisco a lot better than Moline (where you will freeze to death in winter), and I have no idea what sort of help either city provides for the homeless.

Quote examples

1

The complaint against Moline, for example, said she had made a "small fortune" testifying as a paid expert in lawsuits, receiving over $3 million from her work on asbestos lawsuits.

2

If you get out to someplace like Moline IL most homeless have "issues" and wouldn't be able to maintain a house/apartment if given one - because rent is cheap enough that you can maintain a small room on fast food income levels (it won't be easy, but it is possible).

Proper noun examples

1

They have a factory in Moline, 8 locations in the Quad Cities, and supply to some Midwest grocery stores (notably Hy-Vee).

2

Well over 1000 miles between Moline, Illinois and the continental divide in Montana.

3

The company, based in Moline, Ill., has made farm equipment since 1837.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use moline in a sentence?

Nobody talks about Rock Island and Moline (the Illinois half of the Quad Cities) this way, for instance.

What does moline mean?

The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

What part of speech is moline?

moline is commonly used as noun.