Sutherland

American  

[suhth-er-luhnd] / ˈsʌð ər lənd /

noun

1. Earl Wilbur, Jr., 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.

2. George, 1862–1942, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1922–38.

3. Dame Joan, 1926–2010, Australian soprano.

4. Also called Sutherlandshire.  a historic county in N Scotland.

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Sutherland ¹ British  

/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

1. Graham. 1903–80, English artist, noted for his work as an official war artist (1941–44), for his tapestry Christ in Majesty (1962) in Coventry Cathedral, and for his portraits

2. Dame Joan, 1926–2010 known as La Stupenda. Australian operatic soprano

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Sutherland ² British  

/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

1. (until 1975) a county of N Scotland, now part of Highland

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Example Sentences

Ingrid Sutherland, who lives on the island, has been buying the coffee since she first discovered it at a Christmas fair.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“It’s like any industry: A lot of what it is,” Sutherland said, “is who you know.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Benchmark analyst Bill Sutherland reiterated a Buy rating and $13 price target on the shares, highlighting Agilon’s “particularly strong” medical margin in the quarter.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This approach builds on a theory proposed in 2021 by Dr. Raghavendra Srinivas and Robert Tyler Sutherland.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Sutherland, Earl of, action against Earls of Crawford, Errol, and Marischal, 146.

From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John