whistle stop
noun
a small, unimportant town, especially one along a railroad line.
whistle-stopped
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past participleof whistle-stop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof whistle-stop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
whistle stopnouna small, unimportant town, especially one along a railroad line.
Example Sentences
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Riding a red train, he whistle-stopped the country defending workers and exhorting voters to support him.
From US News ● Jun. 8, 2016
Imitating Harry Truman, Ford whistle-stopped by railroad through Michigan over the weekend.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the day that Harry Truman whistle-stopped at Clarksburg, the Exponent carried not a word about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
He whistle-stopped through Bavaria and Hesse, speaking from the back platform of his train.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like Harry Truman in 1948, he whistle-stopped through Ohio and motored across eastern Pennsylvania, giving as much hell as he had earlier absorbed.
From Time Magazine Archive
