Dickinson

[ dik-in-suhn ]

noun

1. Edwin (Walter), 1891–1978, U.S. landscape and still-life painter.
2. Emily (Elizabeth), 1830–86, U.S. poet.
3. John, 1732–1808, U.S. statesman and publicist.
4. a town in W North Dakota.

Dickinson

/ ˈdɪkɪnsən /

noun

1. DickinsonEmily18301886FUSWRITING: poet Emily. 1830–86, US poet, noted for her short mostly unrhymed mystical lyrics

Example Sentences

Dickinson later told reporters Howard said to “embrace the suck” and he wouldn’t complain again about the circumstances.

From Washington Post

Dickinson said Howard never made any promises, and the personality traits that shined through during the recruiting process have shone only brighter in the past year.

From Washington Post

“They wanted to damage or destroy some sort of government building or infrastructure to get the response of law enforcement and, hopefully, the overreaction of the federal government,” Dickinson told the court.

From ProPublica

She’s abroad for two years while she directs Dickinson’s science study abroad program.

From Washington Post

When he stared again, Dickinson was called for the technical.

From Washington Post

“And there is definitely a bit of Susan in this [with] Emily Dickinson and Virginia Woolf,” she said.

From The Daily Beast

Dickinson did this as a game and a test—she loved riddles and turned herself into a riddle wrapped in her own lines.

From The Daily Beast

Gary Cohen is executive vice president at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) and the founder of Together for Girls.

From The Daily Beast

Faulkner, Whitman, and Dickinson did not labor in vain; their books live on, horizontally, stacked like bricks in a display case.

From The Daily Beast

What would Dickinson do if Jones wanted to work in his unnamed strip club?

From The Daily Beast

The second point Mr. Dickinson did not clearly answer, although it was undoubtedly most fundamental.

From Project Gutenberg

John Dickinson saw the matter in the same light, a light which his superior abilities enabled him to portray in more lurid colors.

From Project Gutenberg

It decided to adopt Mr. Dickinson's petition; and to this measure John Adams submitted.

From Project Gutenberg

In these measures Mr. Dickinson acquiesced, as John Adams had submitted to the petition.

From Project Gutenberg

"Come up to my room and we'll see what's on hand," said Doc, entering the Dickinson.

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