Osborne

[oz-bern, ‑bawrn, ‑bohrn]

noun

1. John (James), 1929–94, English playwright.

2. Thomas Mott, 1859–1926, U.S. prison reformer.

Osborne

/ -ˌbɔːn, ˈɒzbən /

noun

1. John ( James ). 1929–94, British dramatist. His plays include Look Back in Anger (1956), containing the prototype of the angry young man, Jimmy Porter, The Entertainer (1957), and Inadmissible Evidence (1964)

Example Sentences

Maintenance grants were abolished 10 years ago by the former chancellor George Osborne, who said they had become an "unaffordable" cost to the taxpayer.

From BBC

The idea of Northern Powerhouse Rail was first put forward by former Conservative chancellor George Osborne in 2014.

From BBC

Joan Osborne’s response to that was to outfit herself and her band in Planned Parenthood T-shirts.

From Salon

The sketch appeared to be a parody of a scene in Spider Man where Norman Osborne, played by Willem Dafoe, is being taunted by his crazed alter ego, the Green Goblin.

From BBC

Osborne, who is disabled, said the inquiry was centred on her use of taxis following an operation to her spine in February.

From BBC