Fulbright

[ fool-brahyt ]

noun

1. (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
2. Informal.
   1. a grant awarded under the provisions of the Fulbright Act.
   2. a person who receives such a grant.

Example Sentences

“Gil Fulbright” wants to be the next senator from Kentucky—well, not really.

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He moved there on a Fulbright fellowship after college, but only weeks after arriving, he suffered a terrible climbing accident.

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Lauren E. Bohn is a 2010-2011 Fulbright fellow and multimedia journalist.

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Barton decided to defer his Fulbright teaching scholarship in Russia to work for Mayors for Illegal Guns.

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He had been a Fulbright film student at Syracuse University, but had returned to Syria to document the uprising.

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