whistle-stopped
- past participle of whistle-stop.
- past tense form of whistle-stop.
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
And as he whistle-stopped through Michigan and Ohio, hedgehopped into Kentucky and then flew in to Cincinnati, he worked these themes hard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Near the end of the campaign, Republican Presidential Candidate Dwight Eisenhower whistle-stopped through Arizona; Barry had pictures of himself and Ike plastered across the state.
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
He whistle-stopped through Bavaria and Hesse, speaking from the back platform of his train.
From Time Magazine Archive
