Definition of 'who's'
Word Frequency
who's in American English
(huːz)
contraction of
1.
who is
Who's there?
2.
who has
Who's seen it?
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Examples of 'who's' in a sentence
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Finally, who's the biggest party animal on tour?
These are not the efforts of a jazzer who's reaching or a longhair who's slumming.
Who's going to employ someone with a spider's web on their face?
It clips to the driver's sun visor and has a built-in swivel microphone, a caller
display screen and a facility to announce who's calling.
I have a son with me now who's almost two, so any spare moment is spent either blowing
off steam or hanging with him.
Who wants to do business with someone who's lazy?
THE who's who of the fashion world cross the globe attending catwalk shows and designer
presentations to bring you an edit of new season collections.
But you still know who's king of the hill.
The person who's pressed the button always has an inanity to their face.
Who's the biggest party animal in Corrie?
Example sentences from Collins dictionaries
who's your date for tonight?
Who's that guy?
a good-for-nothing employee who's always late
Who's pinched my pen?
Who's going to score?
Who's that?
who's next?
Who's to blame?
right, who's next?
who's the next tallest boy?
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