Lovell
Americannoun
-
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard, 1913–2012, British astronomer.
-
a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
That’s what Tom Hanks, playing astronaut Jim Lovell, says in the movie Apollo 13.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Christian Lovell, a cattle rancher in Illinois, said parts of his farm that were lush and grassy when he was a child have now dried up, limiting where his cows can graze.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
One, about Jim Lovell, an astronaut, is only nine lines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
On their way back from the moon, Jim Lovell said he thought the earth looked like a “grand oasis in the great vastness of space. ”
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
