Morris
Americannoun
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Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
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Gouverneur 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.
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Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.
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William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.
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Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.
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a male given name, form of Maurice.
noun
Example Sentences
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Ms. Morris, prized for her children’s books, has always shown a special talent for painting nature with narrative urgency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
"His huge achievement was to make serious painting look effortless," art historian Richard Morris said on X.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
In 2002, Errol Morris interviewed Donald Trump about Citizen Kane—he was making a documentary about the movie, one he didn’t ultimately finish.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The most expensive item is Monroe's gold-toned 1950s cylindrical minaudiere purse carrying her tiny hair comb, a tube of lipstick, eight Philip Morris cigarettes and 1940s dimes.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
We stayed with my aunt Shaina, now known as Jenny, for a few weeks before moving into a one-bedroom apartment in the building where my uncle Morris, my mother's brother, lived.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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