whistle stop
noun
a small, unimportant town, especially one along a railroad line.
whistle-stops
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present tense formof whistle-stop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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On the other, it celebrates the American vernacular in the form of Central California whistle-stops, working-class bungalows and Joan Blondell’s impersonating a tipsy hash-slinger out for a night on the town.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2017
After all, coastal hamlets, mountaintop villages, and desert whistle-stops have inspired American artists for generations, among them, the Impressionists of Connecticut’s Old Lyme Colony and the minimalist installation artists who more recently gentrified Marfa.
From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015
Before long, Ms. Raimondo has been cautioning in whistle-stops here and across the state, that figure will climb perilously toward 20 cents.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2011
At whistle-stops across the country, similar scenes were played out last week as candidates for the Nov. 16 national elections revved campaign machinery into high gear.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even at night, that train made whistle-stops in places where there was nothing but farms or a small mill.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
