Whittier

[hwit-ee-er, wit-]

noun

1. John Greenleaf 1807–92, U.S. poet.

2. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Whittier

/ ˈwɪtɪə /

noun

1. John Greenleaf. 1807–92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)

Example Sentences

Podberesky said in court that Murillo was fired by the Whittier Police Department, but did not explain why.

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I would drive down Whittier Boulevard at night.

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“The art is serious, but it’s also approachable. You can walk right up to it, touch it, sit beneath it. It’s part of the land,” says Whittier.

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They’re categorized too neatly as a punk band from Whittier, but they’re actually a movement: Southern California’s most raucous self-help program and hardcore band.

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A native of Whittier, Orozco was sentenced in 2014 to serve 16 years for robbery, court records show.

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