Heywood
Americannoun
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John, 1497?–1580?, English dramatist and epigrammatist.
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Thomas, 1573?–1641, English dramatist, poet, and actor.
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a male given name.
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John. ?1497–?1580, English dramatist, noted for his comic interludes
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Thomas. ?1574–1641, English dramatist, noted esp for his domestic drama A Woman Killed with Kindness (1607)
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Example Sentences
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For the foreseeable future, the right answer will be the current style of hybrid with a traditional engine, says James Heywood, who literally wrote the textbook on modern internal combustion engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows he is a man of integrity,” attorney Chris Heywood said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
"They didn't come to help, did you ever understand why?" prosecutor Mark Heywood KC asked.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
In the euphoric celebration of the Chargers’ season-opening win against the Las Vegas Raiders, Harbaugh used an expression credited to English writer John Heywood and referenced by Williams Shakespeare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Editorial writer Heywood Broun also connected the panic to the crisis in Europe.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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