Used in a Sentence

welch

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

Editorial note

Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch note that the subpoena originally appeared without an accompanying gag order.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

Meaning at a glance

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

verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

verb

To fail to repay a small debt.

noun

A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for welch.

verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

verb

To fail to repay a small debt.

noun

A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

noun

A British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname, a variant of Walsh.

Example sentences

1

Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch note that the subpoena originally appeared without an accompanying gag order.

2

But, as Welch points out, the death rate hasn’t dropped one iota there, either.

3

I routinely make wagers like this and always pay up if I lose (though my opponents sometimes welch).

4

Also - I think the way to learn Tcl is to use the Brent Welch book.

5

One of the clearest walkthroughs I've seen online is a short series of very short videos by Stephen C Welch [2] [3].

6

Rank-and-yank arguably worked well at GE because Welch was dealing with a large, unwieldy, and poor-performing conglomerate that had a lot of room for workforce reduction.

7

This American Life, NPR Shuffle, The Economist, The Ethicist, the Welch Way...

8

(Adjust a bit if you want to do a Welch test.) Assuming the CLT holds this statistic is normally distributed.

9

The Welch book is the critical component...

10

It's a shame that Christopher Welch died.

Quote examples

1

Well, that was Jack Welch, until the value of experience expired." Has the value of experience really expired?

2

Welch "Less medicine, more health: 7 assumptions that drive too much medical care" explains some of them.

3

Take care to not use "welch", because that could be similarly offensive to Welshmen.

4

I'm not sure "Jack Welch's experience has expired" makes much sense either..

Proper noun examples

1

Sounds like the boss was a fan of Jack Welch's vitality curve, with his strategy of firing the bottom 10% each year.

2

The one for Welch's grape juice or the HP add where the printer mysteriously grows a hand and reaches into a man's pocket?

3

I'd like to add Welch's Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk [1].

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use welch in a sentence?

Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch note that the subpoena originally appeared without an accompanying gag order.

What does welch mean?

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

What part of speech is welch?

welch is commonly used as verb, noun.