Herzog

[ hurt-sog, hur-zog; French er-zawg ]

noun

1. Cha·im [khahy, -im], 1918–97, Israeli political leader: president 1983–1997.
2. Maurice, 1919–2012, French mountaineer: climbed Annapurna 1950.

Herzog

/ ˈhɛrtsoːk /

noun

1. HerzogRoman1934MGermanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Roman. born 1934, German politician; president of Germany (1994–99)
2. HerzogWerner1942MGermanFILMS AND TV: director Werner (ˈvɛrnər). born 1942, German film director. His films include Signs of Life (1967), Fata Morgana (1970), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), and Grizzly Man (2005)

Example Sentences

Herzog said his first thought in changing the border is moving away from a strict security or militarized design in ports of entry themselves and in the areas surrounding them, where people wait to enter a new country.

From Voice of San Diego

Either way, as Herzog says, change is coming in Switzerland—no matter what Swiss voters decide in Sunday’s referendum.

From Fortune

When Herzog appeared in 1964, it upended our ideas about what novels could accomplish.

From The Daily Beast

Herzog was never just a novel; from the beginning it was a symbol, a crucible, a shibboleth.

From The Daily Beast

Herzog, Azibert, and a second judge were already taken into police custody on Monday.

From The Daily Beast

French media in March revealed intercepts of Sarkozy conversations with his longtime lawyer, Thierry Herzog.

From The Daily Beast

“The political evolution of Nixon throughout those eight years is huge,” Mark Herzog said.

From The Daily Beast

So the Commissioner got up, dressed, went out and waked up Herzog, and in the middle of the night went with him to the watchhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Herzog, a little taken aback by this unexpected reply, had looked at Marechal slyly, asking himself if it was a joke.

From Project Gutenberg

Herzog uttered his tirade with all the charm of which he was capable; he looked to the right and to the left to notice the effect.

From Project Gutenberg

He (Herzog) had, in making a railway in Morocco, given the natives the means of civilizing themselves.

From Project Gutenberg

Moved by the soft and insinuating talkativeness of Herzog, she felt herself treading on dangerous ground.

From Project Gutenberg