Used in a Sentence

wilco

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

Editorial note

The concerts themselves are legendary among Wilco fans, who form syndicates to bid on shows.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

verb

(radio communications, rare) To give the "wilco" indication.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wilco.

noun

A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

verb

(radio communications, rare) To give the "wilco" indication.

Example sentences

1

The concerts themselves are legendary among Wilco fans, who form syndicates to bid on shows.

2

It also means I get to listen to all the Wilco I want while riding my bike down by the river where there's shoddy reception.

3

It is a great service, I'm listening to the new wilco album on it right now.

4

Roger Wilco is hands down my favourite character in those adventure games.

5

This is something that a company called Wilco were trying to solve.

6

In the game, Roger Wilco visits ScumSoft, a dystopian software company.

7

I've seen & used both ack & wilco in a technical/software chat context.

Quote examples

1

Even non-aristocrats get a chance to enjoy Wilco albums, and we even get to hear their Sprint commercials for "free".

2

It’s probably better to think of it as “Tweedy influenced by REM” rather than “Wilco influenced by REM”.

3

I found the book "Surviving K2" by Wilco Van Rooijen a good read about this.

4

Fans of the band Wilco will recognize one of the Conet Project's recordings as the source of the woman repeating "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" in the song "Poor Places" from the eponymous album.

Proper noun examples

1

Wilco failed to license the sample and the resulting lawsuit gave the Conet Project a portion of Wilco's royalties on that track.

2

I have a suspicion that Wilco, or at least Jay Bennett-era Wilco, is more influenced by mainstream early-90s alt rock than anybody is comfortable admitting.

3

An annotated soundcloud track is part of Jeff Tweedy of Wilco's promotion for his new solo album.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use wilco in a sentence?

The concerts themselves are legendary among Wilco fans, who form syndicates to bid on shows.

What does wilco mean?

A species of South American tree, Anadenanthera colubrina.

What part of speech is wilco?

wilco is commonly used as noun, verb.