Used in a Sentence

winona

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

Editorial note

Has to be the end, purely for time paradox avoidance: they are fast approaching the year that Winona Ryder stars in Beetlejuice.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States.

noun

A city, the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota.

noun

A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for winona.

noun

A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States.

noun

A city, the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota.

noun

A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi.

noun

A city in Kansas.

Example sentences

1

Has to be the end, purely for time paradox avoidance: they are fast approaching the year that Winona Ryder stars in Beetlejuice.

2

The Winona character is humiliated and the episode gives this no weight at all.

3

Riiight, the young, gothy, Winona Ryder had nothing to do with it.

4

Fortunately Winona breaks it off and the show can go back to forgetting Native Americans exist as anything but a foil to Jerry's gang.

5

Casting his own daughter when I think, Winona Ryder, dropped out was very nepotistic; and she’s a better director than actress.

6

Even after Stranger Things, Winona can't live that one down.

7

I doubt most people from the coasts would believe how good the food and drink scene in Winona and La Crosse is.

8

Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and I'm certain I'm forgetting a few more.

9

Even Stranger Things had Winona Ryder, after all.

10

> Casting his own daughter when I think, Winona Ryder, dropped out was very nepotistic; and she’s a better director than actress.

11

Stranger Things implies this with Winona Ryder's character in parts of season 1 and 2 but mostly they seem to hide the grueling poverty of the 80s under the happy face side of things (I guess the mundane horrors of capitalism is too much for some writers).

Quote examples

1

I may have miscalibrated what you mean by "small cities." For even smaller places, I'd choose some random upper midwest non-flagship college town (Winona?

2

It is captioned "Winona, Minnesota" and, being a geoscientist, I'm pretty sure that the photo was taken somewhere else.

3

Bartz for instance "Bartz was born in Winona, Minnesota.

4

> It is captioned "Winona, Minnesota" and, being a geoscientist, I'm pretty sure that the photo was taken somewhere else.

Proper noun examples

1

The only consequences for Jerry and Kramer's racism is that Jerry doesn't get into a relationship with Winona.

2

Winona Ryder was even my downstairs neighbor for a bit during the Stranger Things shoot.

3

A minor nitpick, Winona, MN is part of the Driftless Area that was not covered by glaciers during the last ice age.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use winona in a sentence?

Has to be the end, purely for time paradox avoidance: they are fast approaching the year that Winona Ryder stars in Beetlejuice.

What does winona mean?

A female given name from Dakota, used mainly in the United States.

What part of speech is winona?

winona is commonly used as noun.