Adlai

[ ad-lee, -ley, -lahy ]

/ ˈæd li, -leɪ, -laɪ /

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noun

a male given name.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby Adlai

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How to use Adlai in a sentence

Russ told me, I remember, that he met Bacall during an Adlai Stevenson campaign.
Lauren Bacall Was Deeply Liberal and Deeply Anti-Communist|Michael Tomasky|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A month before Kennedy was shot, Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was assaulted in Dallas.
The Essential JFK Books|Allen Barra|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In one, Adlai Stevenson explains, like a displaced Mafia don, why he feels angry at JFK, whose career he helped to advance.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK|Ted Widmer|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a culture nibbling on the genial jingoism of Norman Vincent Peale and being made somewhat uncomfortable by Adlai Stevenson.
Why Elvis Presley Never Really Died|Larry Durstin|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

When John F. Kennedy ran against Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960, he did so as a hawk.
We Need Liberals Now!|Leslie H. Gelb|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He came out with an editorial about the incident with Adlai Stevenson and all those things.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
At that moment, you knew nothing about the Adlai Stevenson incident, is that correct?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
So Adlai Stevenson was down there in the latter part of October.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy