Glenn

American  

[glen] / glɛn /

noun

1. John (Herschel, Jr.), 1921–2016, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.

2. a male or female given name.

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Glenn British  

/ ɡlɛn /

noun

1. John. born 1921, US astronaut and politician. The first American to orbit the earth (Feb, 1962), he later became a senator (1975–99) and in 1998 returned to space at the age of 77

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Example Sentences

Texas-based AST invited shareholders to watch the New Glenn launch live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Last year New Glenn at last took flight—and mostly worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“It’s very rare to do what Nexstar did here,” DirecTV’s attorney Glenn Pomerantz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

March was an "exciting time" as Glenn was on the ground with the Bigfoot Society, following reports of a "surge" of clustered sightings in north-east Ohio in the space of one week.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Quicker than this telling, quicker than Charlie, Glenn was off the bench.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck