whites

/ waɪts /

plural noun

1. household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets

2. white or off-white clothing, such as that worn for playing cricket

3. an informal name for leucorrhoea

Example Sentences

As for the demographics of crime, the survey finds that the likelihood that whites, blacks and Hispanics will be victims of violent crimes essentially matches their percentage of the population.

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Henceforth, Blacks and whites were, in Lincoln’s view, brothers in arms.

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“It may be tempting to wait to see the “whites of disinflation’s eyes” before looking to reduce the restrictiveness of policy further,” she said.

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Some fear that shark numbers are exploding, after several types - including the world's two deadliest shark species, great whites and tigers - were given varying degrees of protection in Australian waters.

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“And that was people of color, too, by the way. It wasn’t just, you know, the whites.”

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