Example Sentences: Words Starting with W
451 words starting with W, each with example sentences that show how it is used.
- worsenGlobal warming has worsened the weather.
- worshipPolytheistic theology and worship had to go underground.
- worshipperThe temple was filled with worshippers.
- worstI think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.
- worstedThe worsted army fled in disarray.
- wortJohn's wort its name.
- worthCleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.
- worthlessDon’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
- worthwhileDoing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile.
- worthyConfucius and Mencius are revered as the sages and worthies of Confucianism.
- wotA garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
- wouldOn my first day at University, I met the woman who would become my wife.
- woundIt took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
- wovenWoven kevlar is tough enough to be bulletproof.
- wowWow, I sure was surprised!
- wrackThey recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was...
- wrangleWrangle and bloodshed followed thence.
- wrapChristmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper.
- wraparoundThe addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the...
- wrapperHe proved to be a remarkably efficient wrapper of parcels.
- wrappingA sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel.
- wrathHomer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.
- wreakThe earthquake wreaked havoc in the city.
- wreathThe children hung wreaths on all the doors.
- wreatheAt the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honoured deceased.
- wreckHe was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.
- wreckageThe entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.
- wrenCupwings, also known as pygmy wren‐babblers, are very small songbirds found in Southeast Asia.
- wrenchWith a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.
- wrestleI couldn't wrestle the trunk down the hall.
- wrestlerThe high school wrestler was a big guy for his age.
- wrestlingArm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each other.
- wretchThe old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof.
- wretchedI felt wretched after my wife died.
- wriggleTeachers often lose their patience when children wriggle in their seats.
- wringI didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.
- wrinkleSpending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.
- wristWith a flick of the wrist, he threw the frisbee to a team-mate.
- writVicontiel writs were those that were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
- writeThe pupil wrote his name on the paper.
- writerHas your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!
- writheHe got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
- writingCongrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.
- writtenWritten language is a way of representing spoken language.
- wrongSome of your answers were correct, and some were wrong.
- wrongdoingA Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."
- wronglyI wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
- wroughtIs that fence made out of wrought iron?
- wryHad to,” said Pep with a wry grimace.
- wrylyRachel smiled wryly at Bryan, clearly showing her discomfort after being dragged into an unwanted interaction...
- wuShe wus walking home when it happened.
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Example sentences adapted from Wiktionary, from the entry of each word and the entries the sentences come from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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