Used in a Sentence

william

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

Editorial note

The illustrations were done by Joan Hall, and the introduction to the book was written by William Chamberlain.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.

noun

A surname.

noun

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for william.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.

noun

A surname.

noun

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.

Example sentences

1

The illustrations were done by Joan Hall, and the introduction to the book was written by William Chamberlain.

2

So it's clear that Joan Hall owns the copyright to the illustrations, and William Chamberlain the introduction.

3

In one of William Gibson's Bridge Trilogy novels one of the main characters lives in a shipping container in Southern California.

4

The prose and poetry was written by Racter, a computer program written by William Chamberlain.

5

Have you ever read William Langewiesche's book on nuclear proliferation, _The Atomic Bazaar_?

6

I will read any thing by William Finnegan, especially if it has surf anywhere in the title.

7

I recommend The Four Pillars of Investing by William Bernstein.

8

Confronted with this, Taibbi doesn't back away from the narrative form, or apply it to smaller questions where it is more appropriate, as William Cohan did in House of Cards.

9

Dr William Haskell of Stanford calculates that simply taking 2 minutes out of every hour to walk and fill your water bottle, or talking with a co-worker down the hall, or running an errand can help you avoid gaining the caloric equivalent of 11 pounds over a decade!

Quote examples

1

Chris Taylor: "He was recruited to play college baseball by the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary".

2

"The best way to rob a bank is to own one." --William K.

3

Meanwhile, William Gibson 31 years ago: "That's a good one," the construct said.

4

Hell even William Gosset was doing "data science" when he popularized the Student T distribution while working for the Guinness Brewery back in 1908.

Proper noun examples

1

Supreme Court (William Rehnquist at this time) was sworn in to preside, and the senators were sworn in as jurors.

2

William Gibson's Black Ice coming to life?

3

William Ellsworth Spaulding, the director of the education division at Houghton Mifflin who later became its chairman, compiled a list of 348 words he felt were important for first-graders to recognize and asked Geisel to cut the list to 250 words and write a book using only those words.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use william in a sentence?

The illustrations were done by Joan Hall, and the introduction to the book was written by William Chamberlain.

What does william mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.

What part of speech is william?

william is commonly used as noun.