Abbott

[ab-uht]

noun

1. Berenice, 1898–1991, U.S. photographer.

2. Edith, 1876–1957, and her sister Grace, 1878–1939, U.S. social reformers.

3. Edville Gerhardt 1871–1938, U.S. orthopedist.

4. George, 1887–1995, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.

5. Jacob, 1803–79, and his son, Lyman, 1835–1922, U.S. clergymen and writers.

6. Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1891–92.

7. Robert Sengstake 1868–1940, U.S. newspaper publisher.

8. William Bud, 1898–1974, U.S. actor, producer, and comedian, best known as the straight man of Abbott and Costello.

Example Sentences

He said that Texas Gov. Abbott is not the only red state governor to offer troops: “Every one of them is willing to offer whatever we need.”

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Given those three men are well into their 30s and five intense Tests are crammed into seven weeks, the home side would probably have to dip into reserves like Michael Neser, Brendan Doggett and Sean Abbott.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, and Oregon’s Kotek both called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, to refuse to coordinate with the decision.

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Abbott said on social media Sunday night that he authorized the president to call up the Texas National Guardsmen to protect federal officials.

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It’s a classic Boot Camp Film, like “An Officer and a Gentleman,” or Abbott and Costello’s “Buck Privates,” in which imperfect human material is molded through exercise, ego death and yelling into a better person, and it replays many tropes of the genre.

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