Jacobs

[ jey-kuhbz ]

noun

1. A·let·ta [uh, -, let, -, uh, ah-, let, -ah], 1854–1929, Dutch physician and pioneer of the birth control movement.
2. Helen Hull, 1908–97, U.S. tennis player.
3. Hir·sch(el) [hur, -sh, uh, l], 1904–70, U.S. thoroughbred horse trainer.
4. Jane, 1916–2006, U.S. author and urbanologist.

Example Sentences

A teenage fashion designer from Texas is showing at NYFW alongside heroes like Charlotte Ronson and Marc Jacobs.

From The Daily Beast

“The Russians might be the Christian saviors of the world,” Jacobs said back in June, 2013.

From The Daily Beast

Surprisingly, Jacobs, who was the frontrunner for much of the race, ended up in third place.

From The Daily Beast

“When we are casting Marc Jacobs I always try and throw in a couple of unexpected models,” Grand told Fashionista.

From The Daily Beast

Twitter went a flurry with editors posting, “Did Kendall Jenner just walk by at Marc Jacobs?”

From The Daily Beast

The rather stiff and decidedly painful ceremony of speeding the former commander was soon over, and Captain Jacobs departed.

From Project Gutenberg

When he got back, he said Jacobs was hanging about the stable in a nervous kind of a way, and said he wanted to speak to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Father said that when he got done, Jacobs had sunk down all in a heap on the stable floor with his hands over his face.

From Project Gutenberg

If Christmas brought the happiest times, the northwest storms in autumn brought the most thrilling experiences of Jacobs boyhood.

From Project Gutenberg

I read an interview with Jacobs where she talked about the great old neighborhood they knocked down to build it.

From Project Gutenberg