How to Use whereabouts in a Sentence

whereabouts

noun
  • The whereabouts of the Ironton have long been a mystery to shipwreck hunters ... until now.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Anyone who sees the bus or knows the whereabouts of the bus is also asked to contact Broward Crime Stoppers.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The Princess of Wales, 42, put rumors of her whereabouts and her condition to rest in a video on Friday.
    Anisa Arsenault, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • By the time the Civil War was over, perhaps the owner may have forgotten the whereabouts of their trove or might have died.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Her whereabouts had also not been questioned in the 16 years since the remains were found, the sheriff's office said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The team worked back through time, week after week, piecing together Kik’s whereabouts over the course of his life.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • So the short-term benefits of lying about your whereabouts are outweighed by the high chances of getting caught.
    Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • So, grab a shovel (and an onion) and dig into the whereabouts of our favorite D-Tent dudes (and the grown-ups, too) in the years since the Holes cast first came together.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The governor’s office did not respond to questions about his whereabouts early in the week.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Run by the college student Jack Sweeney, the social-media account tracks the whereabouts of Elon Musk’s private plane.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
  • When Baker’s tuna poke doesn’t arrive, a concerned Bridgers asks the waiter of its whereabouts.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The suit claims Soter has the title, but hasn't seen the painting since — not learning of its whereabouts until his lawyers saw it in the Detroit museum.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Anyone who has information about the whereabouts of the suspects or the vehicle believed to have been used in the robbery is asked to call 911.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The whereabouts of her famous white gloves and pink pillow box hat, however, are unknown.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The whereabouts of her parents, Goashan Li, 72, and Yanxiang Wang, 64, remain a mystery.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Lyons became the kind of celebrity influencer whose whereabouts were tracked on gossip sites.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • An age progression photo of Christa was released Tuesday and the search for Belusko’s killer and the whereabouts of her daughter continues.
    Kia Fatahi, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The men lied about the girl’s whereabouts when police visited Machado’s home multiple times.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The whereabouts of Prigozhin, who according to the Kremlin agreed to relocate to Belarus, are also unknown.
    Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 26 June 2023
  • Officials did not provide an update about the possible whereabouts of Robert Card, the suspect in the shootings.
    Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Among the first fact-checking errors to be reported was Harry’s claim about his whereabouts when his great-grandmother died in March 2002.
    Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Strickland lied to Armstrong about his whereabouts that evening, a police affidavit said.
    Rebeccah Glaser, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Those with an envelope featuring the skull were deemed the night’s final suspects and asked to produce evidence of their whereabouts on Dec. 1 — the night of Javier’s murder.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2022
  • By Tuesday, the firm had published a new video displaying the names and photographs of those two people and asking anyone who knew their whereabouts to call.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Per the outlet, police said that there is not enough new information about Muriel’s whereabouts to merit a search warrant.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • On Tuesday, deputies received a tip about Fullerton's whereabouts and took him into custody.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Over weeks and months, investigators worked to confirm the whereabouts of those missing, to search for remains and to identify them.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Aug. 2023
  • When his family was pressured to reveal his whereabouts, Futsum said, his mother was jailed for three weeks.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The figures are presented without anything that might suggest their whereabouts or their lives.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The painting is believed to have transferred hands due to law enforcement pressure and its whereabouts after the theft were unknown -- until 2021, according to the FBI.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024

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