whites

/ (waɪts) /

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pl n

household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets

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

an informal name for leucorrhoea

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How to use whites in a sentence

Among whites, the situation is also bad — in some ways, even worse.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Blacks, males especially, do have reason to be more afraid of cops than whites do.
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not surprisingly, many middle and working class voters, particularly whites, have deserted the Democrats in increasing numbers.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet race politics has limited appeal to whites, and ultimately may not guarantee keeping many minority voters in check.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Try 21 times more likely—31 per million as opposed to 1.5 per million for whites.
The NY Police Union’s Vile War with Mayor De Blasio|Michael Tomasky|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I cried, and shrank involuntarily, for his eyeballs rolled till only the whites showed in a way that made me shudder.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The Arab pricked his ears, swished his long and arched tail viciously, and showed the whites of his eyes.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Nicknames among this class of poor whites in the South seem singularly like those in vogue in New England.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
No one could be on such terms with whites, and be at heart an Indian, they thought; so they held aloof from Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
As they entered, a liver-coloured hound that lay stretched before the fire growled lazily, and showed the whites of his eyes.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

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