What's the difference between thon and toon?

Thon


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) West Germany (3-5-2): Bodo Illgner; Guido Buchwald, Klaus Augenthaler, Jürgen Kohler; Thomas Berthold, Thomas Hässler, Lothar Matthäus, Olaf Thon, Andreas Brehme; Jürgen Klinsmann, Rudi Völler.
  • (2) West Germany bring in two impish schemers, Thomas Hässler and Olaf Thon, for Pierre Littbarski and Uwe Bein.
  • (3) Walker tackled Klinsmann but the ball came to Thon, who ran 25 yards into the box before shifting the ball to the left of the last man Parker and hitting a shot that Shilton had to beat away to his left.
  • (4) Fashion parades, balls, raffles, and weekly deductions from thousands of workers' pay packets were integral to success of the Cancer Appeal-a-thon in the Illawarra region.
  • (5) The British Council has also organised a global Dickens read-a-thon , which will see a reading marathon lasting 24 hours in 24 different countries from Albania to Zimbabwe.
  • (6) Taylor Swift – Shake It Off Perhaps the most telling aspect of Taylor Swift’s “extravaganza adventure-a-thon!”, AKA the Yahoo-sponsored livestream she used to announce her new album 1989 on Monday night, was the way she repeatedly referred to the album as her first proper foray into pop.
  • (7) A top college recruit, Thon Maker, is petitioning to skip school altogether and go straight to the NBA.
  • (8) 3.34pm GMT 101 min: Thon, 25 yards out, swooshes a very good shot not too far wide of the near post.
  • (9) West Germany moved the ball slowly, all the way across the field from right to left, with Thon eventually shifting it down the line to Brehme.
  • (10) Thon places another accurate penalty into the bottom-right corner.
  • (11) Matthäus lays the ball back invitingly for Thon, who drags a 25-yard shot well wide of the near post.
  • (12) Thon has far too much space to take possession on the edge of the D and shape a lovely right-footed curler towards the far post.
  • (13) Some local artists took this as a sign of the times and called a 24-hour graffiti-thon.
  • (14) The weekly shout-a-thon that is prime minister's questions was on the list, as was public grandstanding by MPs on benefits cheats, "shirkers", and moral responsibility.
  • (15) Terry Butcher and Olaf Thon keep their eyes on the ball.
  • (16) 2.08pm GMT 38 min A patient West German move ends with Hassler finding Thon 25 yards out.
  • (17) Collective cannabis smoke-a-thons, featuring drumming, juggling and all the chilled-out tropes of stoner culture, did succeed in finessing public perception of marijuana.

Toon


Definition:

  • () pl. of Toe.
  • (n.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Toon, on the other hand, are in a wee spot of temporary bother.
  • (2) Toon attempted to dissuade him from boxing by explaining its dangers.
  • (3) After pleading guilty to an unspecified lesser charge, Toon was sentenced to 75 days in jail.
  • (4) Texas pool party incident raises questions about wealth and race Read more Toon’s brother, Matthew, was quoted as telling reporters that his brother was innocent and had been at a cinema at the time of the incident.
  • (5) On the former front, the company's Angry Birds Toons channel launched in March within developer Rovio's various games, and by September had notched up more than 1bn views of its short cartoons and trailers.
  • (6) Photograph: Supplied Sean Toon was sentenced to more than nine months in jail after pleading guilty to killing and maiming prize farm animals and covering them in paint, according to court records in Texas .
  • (7) Yet according to court records, Toon pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief and was sentenced in August 2000 to 285 days in jail and fined $300.
  • (8) Freddy Shepherd and the ‘Toongate tapes’, 1998 Mahmood won Reporter of the Year in 1999 after he revealed that the Newcastle United chairman and his deputy had described women from Newcastle as “dogs”, mocked ex-manager Kevin Keegan for being like Shirley Temple and laughed at loyal supporters, known as the Toon Army, for buying expensive replica shirts.
  • (9) What stands out for me was that “Toon, Toon” song going on for twenty minutes.
  • (10) This represents from one-fifth toone-third of the need for services from organized programs among this groups.
  • (11) The head of the National Crime Agency, Donald Toon, notes that “the London property market has been skewed by laundered money.
  • (12) The home fixture between Newcastle United and Chelsea, at St James’ Park, was not a good Saturday for black Geordies to hit the Toon.
  • (13) As a teenager, Toon had two serious encounters with the criminal justice system.
  • (14) A Dallas County court clerk confirmed details of the case on Wednesday but was unable to confirm how long Toon served in jail.
  • (15) Meanwhile, children’s broadcasters from the BBC and Disney to Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon are finding new digital ways to deliver their shows to children alongside their traditional channels, while startups like Hopster and Toon Goggles have launched mobile apps to deliver shows.
  • (16) The Toon get the ball rolling, then sailing through the air.
  • (17) The Toon need you.” Such messages were backed up an incessant two-word soundtrack set to the tune of La Bamba.
  • (18) The shadow home secretary welcomed the fact that May had bowed to the political pressure applied by Labour, including its decision to raise the issue at prime minister's questions and to call an opposition Commons debate toon Wednesday.
  • (19) Carroll was reported in today's Daily Star to have sent texts to Steve Wraith, editor of the Toon Talk fanzine, claiming he felt he had being forced out of the club.
  • (20) Luckily for the Toon, who had sent the big defenders upfield, City misplace their passes and Williamson eventually snuffs the move out.

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