Flaherty

American  

[fla-er-tee, flah-] / ˈflæ ər ti, ˈflɑ- /

noun

1. Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.

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Flaherty British  

/ ˈflæhətɪ /

noun

1. Robert ( Joseph ). 1884–1951, US film director, a pioneer of documentary film; his work includes Nanook of the North (1922) and Elephant Boy (1935)

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Example Sentences

Wing Tom O'Flaherty dotted down first for Sale but lock Joe Owen responded for the home side to make it 7-7 at the break.

From Barron's

Tom O'Flaherty almost got through a gap but when he was pulled down the ball was recycled and Louw showed good footwork to cross the whitewash, with Du Preez's conversion making it 26-21 with 13 minutes remaining.

From BBC

Her production of “Ragtime,” with its sumptuous score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, had nary a weak link in a cast of characters among the most expansive in the recent annals of musicals.

From The Wall Street Journal

O'Flaherty also wrote to two chairs of parliamentary committees expressing "concern about the current climate for trans people in the UK".

From BBC

In his letter to Mahmood, sent following a five-day visit to the UK over the summer, O'Flaherty said two laws passed under the previous government - the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 - raised questions under the European Convention on Human Rights.

From BBC