How to use whether in a sentence

Examples of whether by meaning

More sentences with whether

• Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.From the entry quotation
• The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".From the entry yes
• There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.From the entry art
• How should I know whether he likes raisins or not? Ask him!From the entry how
• When the waitress brought the food, I asked whether she had any Dijon mustard.From the entry mustard
• The directors voted on the question of whether to increase the R&D spending.From the entry vote
• All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.From the entry loan
• Please look through those mails and confirm whether you received the one about scheduling.From the entry mail
• On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not.From the entry berry
• There’s a question mark over whether or not he’ll be fit for the next game.From the entry question mark
• The argument turned on the question of whether or not jobs would be lost.From the entry turn on
• Throwing that punch was a murder whether you meant for it to happen or not.From the entry murder
• There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".From the entry discussion
• Let's sit down and discuss whether we should have a baby.From the entry discuss
• He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.From the entry hesitate
• He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.From the entry wonder
• I'll try whether I can make it across town on foot.From the entry try
• The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.From the entry frank
• I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.From the entry conjecture
• It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.From the entry lottery
• It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.From the entry precipitate
• We will need to perform a biopsy to determine whether the tumour is malignant or benign.From the entry biopsy
• Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.From the entry survive
• Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.From the entry survive
• I sniffed the meat to see whether it had gone off.From the entry sniff
• I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.From the entry flexibility
• Time will tell whether he is a crackpot or a genius for promoting that sort of idea.From the entry crackpot
• Whether he left his house on the night of the murder is a matter of fact.From the entry matter of fact
• It’s up to you whether to get the blue one or the red one.From the entry up to
• Look in other contemporaneous works to see whether that idea was common then.From the entry contemporaneous
• Se asked him some indirect questions to ascertain whether he was single.From the entry indirect
• Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.From the entry moot point

Meaning of whether

1. conjunction Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
2. conjunction Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
3. conjunction Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

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Questions about whether in a sentence

How do you use whether in a sentence?

Whether is used as a conjunction, determiner and pronoun. For example: “Whether we'll be on time I'm unsure.”

What is a short sentence with whether?

“Do you know whether he's coming?”

What does whether mean?

Whether means introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).