Coleman
Americannoun
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Cy Seymour Kaufman, 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
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Ornette 1930–2015, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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“This was an Apache helicopter and two souls were on board,” said Cliff Coleman, spokesman for the Bell County Sheriff’s Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“The officers involved in this have no idea the harm that their actions caused,” said Deputy Public Defender Brandon Coleman, who represented Ludwig in the criminal case, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wales had ridden a wave of emotion to get there, a golden generation of players - Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey et al - scaling new heights under the guidance of their charismatic manager Chris Coleman.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I was saying to all the players, 'Keep calm, don't act like we're too excited to be here'," Coleman recalls.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A new candidate appeared, the man who would become the city’s first African American mayor, Coleman A. Young.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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