Cheney

[ chey-nee, chee‑ ]

noun

1. Richard Dick, born 1941, U.S. politician: secretary of defense 1989–93; vice president of the U.S. 2001–09.

Cheney

/ ˈtʃeɪnɪ /

noun

1. CheneyRichard B(ruce)1941MUSPOLITICS: politician Richard B ( ruce ), known as Dick. born 1941, US Republican politician; vice-president from 2001 to 2009

Example Sentences

Only days after Cheney’s colleagues in Washington didn’t punish her, the Wyoming Republican Party did.

From FiveThirtyEight

Kinzinger and Romney don’t scream conservative in the same way that Cheney does.

From FiveThirtyEight

After the meeting, McCarthy touted Cheney staying on leadership, saying the team will help the GOP win back the majority in 2022.

From Washington Post

“You elected me leader, let me lead,” McCarthy told Republicans in his closing remarks on Cheney’s behalf, according to a GOP lawmaker inside the room.

From Washington Post

Cheney, first elected in 2016, had to muscle past primary challengers back then.

From Washington Post

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has had a relatively quiet couple of years since leaving the White House.

From The Daily Beast

Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.

From The Daily Beast

Cheney also suggested that, if elected, Clinton might be easier for Republicans to work with than Obama.

From The Daily Beast

He echoed Dick Cheney about global warming and said, “We should be concentrating on ISIS.”

From The Daily Beast

Dick Cheney spoke to House Republicans on Tuesday about the need for military action in Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

About nine o clock the said cheney died about fore in the afternoon We had another alarm but their was nothing done.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. George N. Cheney, chairman, on behalf of the committee on the list of law libraries and librarians, reported progress.

From Project Gutenberg

He is now engaged upon a portrait of Washington Irving, which will be engraved in the most elaborate style by Cheney.

From Project Gutenberg

I offered John David Cheney twenty-five dollars to catch him, dead or alive, but he outran his dogs in a fair race.

From Project Gutenberg

And Preston Cheney grew into the habit of staying anywhere longer than at home.

From Project Gutenberg