Used in a Sentence

winston

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

Editorial note

The truth is, most leaders have moments of both and luck plays a big role (See Steve Jobs or Winston Churchill).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.

noun

A male given name derived from the place name.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for winston.

noun

Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.

noun

A male given name derived from the place name.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place in England:

Example sentences

1

The truth is, most leaders have moments of both and luck plays a big role (See Steve Jobs or Winston Churchill).

2

To borrow Winston Churchil's phrasing: America is the worst possible global hegemon, except for all the others.

3

Heh, funny you learned from the Winston & Horn book - that was my first too.

4

We use winston for logging as it works well and gives us a ton of flexibility.

5

So was Sir Winston Churchill, by whose policy 10 mln Bengali people died from starvation.

6

Interesting presentation at Flywheel in Winston Salem NC by CEO, Pamela Jennings.

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By those criteria Winston Churchill would be deemed a fascist.

8

Jameis Winston accused of rape by a freshman college girl.

9

Colonel Winston Brown only donated $30 and got hit by a nasty compiler bug, but then added the missing $70 and another compiler bug fixed his app!

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In his biography of Charlemagne, historian Richard Winston advanced the idea of sanctuary and similar privileges being granted to the clergy to give them a useful function to native Pagan populations (Frankish -- modern day France and Germany) that would otherwise be hostile to clergy.

Quote examples

1

Winston Churchill had something to say about your situation: "If you're going through hell, keep going."

2

Contrarily, the name "Winston" jumps in the 1940s.

3

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Winston Churchill.

4

Here's another take on it: [1]"As the war’s outcome became apparent, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to return Greece to the prewar rule of the monarchy and the old regime.

Proper noun examples

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I mean, beyond Winston's quip, what empirical evidence do you have to support that?

2

Winston Churchill is somebody interesting in this regard, because there's quite a bit of his stuff available online for free.

3

Winston is a node/iojs library though, but I guess you could find something equivalent in any other stack.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use winston in a sentence?

The truth is, most leaders have moments of both and luck plays a big role (See Steve Jobs or Winston Churchill).

What does winston mean?

Winston Churchill, a famous British prime minister.

What part of speech is winston?

winston is commonly used as noun.