Nevil
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Nevil Muncaster, strategic water resources director at Thames Water, said he did not "anticipate the situation will improve any time soon".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
It made Trenberth think of Nevil Shute’s 1957 science fiction novel “On the Beach,” in which a nuclear war wiped out the Northern Hemisphere, forcing survivors to flee to southeast Australia and New Zealand.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2025
“We don’t have enough painkillers,” Nevil said, shrugging.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
As Always, Jimmy Stewart Steve Nevil portrays the Hollywood legend in this solo drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
“My dear Mr. Bowditch, Moore didn’t compute that table. Do you know who did? Nevil Maskelyne, the royal astronomer of England!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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