Seward

American  

[soo-erd] / ˈsu ərd /

noun

1. William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.

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Seward British  

/ ˈsjuːəd /

noun

1. William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)

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Example Sentences

The Sewards were prolific letter writers who left behind some 350,000 pages of personal papers, now at the University of Rochester, where Mr. Slaughter is a professor emeritus of history.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t remember a scandal like this,” says Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year they are 500 strong, and they come from as far away as Brooklyn, N.Y., and Birmingham, Ala., and even Seward, Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times

Sewards said there was a summer 2026 deadline for the interim report from the inquiry to be released, which will show how far along the government is on implementing the inquiry's recommendations.

From BBC

Critics called the purchase 'Seward's Folly', arguing the land amounted to a frozen wasteland.

From BBC