Mills

[ milz ]

noun

1. C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
2. Robert, 1781–1855, U.S. architect and engineer.

Mills

/ mɪlz /

noun

1. MillsHayley1946FBritishFILMS AND TV: actress Hayley. born 1946, British actress. Her films include Pollyanna (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961)
2. MillsSir John19082005MBritishTHEATRE: actor her father, Sir John. 1908–2005, British actor. His films include This Happy Breed (1944), Great Expectations (1946), and Ryan's Daughter (1971)

Example Sentences

Rehoboth Mayor Mills was among four of the seven Board of Commissioners members that voted last November to overturn a decision by the Planning Commission in August of last year to approve the theater’s building application.

From Washington Blade

As noted by this blog on Friday, Mills jumped to the Times from WNYC’s Radiolab, where he triggered complaints for mistreatment of female colleagues.

From Washington Post

Even though Callimachi was reassigned, Mills was allowed to host “The Daily” just a few days after the “Caliphate” retraction — an event that prompted condemnations from peers in the audio sector.

From Washington Post

In 2011, Mills was part of a team that filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing prisoners who weren’t getting hearing aids or access to interpreters.

From ProPublica

Instead of protecting prisoners’ rights, Mills said grievance systems instead work to protect the department and its employees from lawsuits.

From ProPublica

Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.

From The Daily Beast

By the time the ambulance arrived, over 10 minutes later, it was too late—Mills died soon after arriving at the hospital.

From The Daily Beast

In January 2014, a lifelong District of Columbia parks employee, Medric Mills, collapsed while walking with his grown daughter.

From The Daily Beast

Cone Mills features in all the major chapters of the 20th century.

From The Daily Beast

When he goes to the doctor, he sees another leatherman—former International Mr. Leather, Dr. Tony Mills.

From The Daily Beast

"I declare, wife, that was an awful accident over to the mills," said Mr. Slocum.

From Project Gutenberg

She worked about ten years, and was then thrown out to make room for a new and larger engine for our saw-mills.

From Project Gutenberg

Snuff is very extensively used in the mills and factories of Lancashire.

From Project Gutenberg

Whilst writing the final words of this chapter the news reaches me of the death of Mr. Mills, at the fine old age of eighty-seven.

From Project Gutenberg

The chief outlay after paying for the mines would be for erecting stamping mills and making railroads.

From Project Gutenberg