Ellsworth

[ elz-wurth ]

noun

1. Lincoln, 1880–1951, U.S. polar explorer.
2. Oliver, 1745–1807, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1796–1800.
3. a male given name.

Example Sentences

About 10 years later, in 1982, Ellsworth published his comprehensive book, Death in the Promised Land, further bringing the events of the massacre to light.

From Vox

Ellsworth grabs the reader’s attention early in the book with his portrait of the Greenwood district.

From Washington Post

Ellsworth recounts coordinated local efforts to erase the massacre from the historical record.

From Washington Post

Ellsworth recounts that a woman who taught at the University of Tulsa in the late 1940s was reprimanded by university officials when she dared to bring a survivor of the massacre to speak to one of her classes.

From Washington Post

By seeking out these difficult answers, Ellsworth makes clear that he is deeply committed to exposing the details of the massacre and its aftermath.

From Washington Post

Within are commissions from contemporary artists like Olafur Eliasson, Ellsworth Kelly, and Taryn Simon.

From The Daily Beast

UNDERWOOD: Always a pleasure to meet a fellow colleague of Mistuh Charles Ellsworth Cheese.

From The Daily Beast

An art curator might look up and say: 'Hey, that looks a little like an Ellsworth Kelly.

From The Daily Beast

Ellsworth died instantly and Jackson was immediately killed by bullets and bayonets used by Ellsworth's troops.

From Project Gutenberg

Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the Federal commander, decided to obtain this flag.

From Project Gutenberg

I had Mr. Ellsworth on the phone this morning and told him he'd have to represent the scouts.

From Project Gutenberg

"That's right, Roy," said Mrs. Ellsworth, with a very sweet smile.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'll tell you something if you'll promise not to tell it—not even to Mr. Ellsworth," said Roy.

From Project Gutenberg