McCrae

[ muh-krey ]

noun
  1. John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.

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How to use McCrae in a sentence

  • As you probably already know, the symbol derives from a poem written by a Canadian military doctor, John McCrae, in 1915.

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  • The ranch was owned by Donald McCrae, a pioneer of the district, and it was the show place of the country.

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  • Mrs. McCrae—slight, gentle, motherly, with wavy silver hair—was plainly worried.

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  • Sheila McCrae stood by, watching them, hearing the rasp of steel beneath the apparently casual words.

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  • Young McCrae, silent, too grim of mouth for his years, was the makings of another hard man.

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  • Donald McCrae appeared in a buckboard drawn by a light team which he was holding with difficulty.

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