Oswald

[ oz-wawld ]

noun

1. Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
2. a male given name.

Oswald

/ ˈɒzwəld /

noun

1. OswaldLee Harvey19391963MUSCRIME AND POLICING: assassin Lee Harvey. 1939–63, presumed assassin (1963) of US president John F. Kennedy; murdered by Jack Ruby two days later
2. Oswald, Saint?605641MNorthumbrianPOLITICS: hereditary rulerRELIGION: saint Saint. ?605–41 ad , king of Northumbria (634–41); with St Aidan he restored Christianity to the region. He was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Feast day: Aug 5

Example Sentences

These compounds “can be in very low concentrations on the flower, but still make a huge impact on the smell,” Oswald says.

From Science News

Oswald and colleagues had a hunch that the culprit may contain sulfur, a stinky element found in hops and skunk spray.

From Science News

It’s ruled by Oswald the rabbit, a character that starred in some of Disney’s first hit cartoons but was later replaced by Mickey following a copyright dispute with then-distributor Universal Studios.

From Washington Post

Sanders stepped in legal hot water, however, when the company auctioned off the original coffin of Lee Harvey Oswald in late 2010.

From The Daily Beast

Oswald was a left-wing autodidact who had defected to the Soviet Union.

From The Daily Beast

Nor was Oswald an irrational, discontented Dostoyevskian loner, as some depicted him.

From The Daily Beast

Talking of Lee Harvey Oswald, the poet said: “I saw some of myself in him.”

From The Daily Beast

On Sunday morning, he got to the city jail shortly before Ruby shot Oswald.

From The Daily Beast

It is obvious that a message filed by Oswald would not be found in any of our charge account message files.

From Project Gutenberg

Would it have been possible for Oswald to have received money orders at any offices in Dallas other than a Dallas main office?

From Project Gutenberg

There were two specific instances in which Mr. Hamblen thought that he had seen Oswald in the office.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Hamblen said that he thought he recognized Oswald as a customer in that office, is that correct?

From Project Gutenberg

Particularly, its comment about the strange printing on the telegram which he had seen presented by Oswald.

From Project Gutenberg