Leigh

[lee]

noun

1. Vivien Vivian Mary Hartley, 1913–67, English actress.

2. a male or female given name.

Leigh

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/ liː /

noun

1. Mike. born 1943, British dramatist and theatre, film, and television director, noted for his use of improvisation. His plays include Abigail's Party (1977), and his films include High Hopes (1988), Secrets and Lies (1996), Vera Drake (2004), and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

2. Vivien, real name Vivian Hartley. 1913–67, English stage and film actress. Her films include Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), for both of which she won Oscars

Leigh

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/ liː /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: engineering industries. Pop: 43 006 (2001)

Example Sentences

Judge Samantha Leigh said it was one of the most difficult cases she had presided over and fixed sentencing for Friday.

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Or, in this case, that Manchester — on the lam after escaping prison — ends up falling in love with Leigh and being embraced by her family and community.

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The huge trial will have ramifications for other manufacturers, potentially paving the way for "billions of pounds" in compensation, said Martyn Day, lawyer at Leigh Day representing the claimants.

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Telling Leigh he’s doing undercover classified work and can’t disclose where he lives, he starts dating her and helps to calm her fractious home life.

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Those familiar with that Mike Leigh film are aware that Poppy’s level of effervescence can border on the uncomfortable.

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