Agnew

[ ag-noo, -nyoo ]

/ ˈæg nu, -nyu /

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noun

David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.

Spi·ro T(heodore)

[speer-oh], /ˈspɪər oʊ/, 1918–96, U.S. politician: vice president 1969–73; resigned 1973.

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Words nearby Agnew

agnathan, agnathous, agnel, Agnes, Agnesi, Agnew, Agnew, Spiro, Agni, agnize, agnoiology, agnolotti

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How to use Agnew in a sentence

Both Agnew and Patterson have already been scaring opposing kick-coverage units for years.
Two NFL teams turned to an unlikely source for an offensive spark: Their kick returners|Des Bieler|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
In some ways, what Agnew has accomplished recently is even more jarring because it has come even more out of nowhere.
Two NFL teams turned to an unlikely source for an offensive spark: Their kick returners|Des Bieler|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
Since arriving in the NFL in 2017, Agnew has six return touchdowns — four on punts and two on kickoffs.
Two NFL teams turned to an unlikely source for an offensive spark: Their kick returners|Des Bieler|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
However, Agnew’s transformation into reliable wide receiver is all the more admirable given that he played cornerback in college and into his NFL career and only began to focus full-time on offense last season.
Two NFL teams turned to an unlikely source for an offensive spark: Their kick returners|Des Bieler|October 29, 2021|Washington Post

The authors write that Beall, facing pressure to let Agnew go, “took the heat, all of it.”
Vice President Agnew’s misdeeds, and the challenges of holding him accountable|Matthew Dallek|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
The first, Spiro Agnew, won in 1966 as the liberal running against a segregationist Democrat.
GOP Shocks Democrats in Governor Races|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those tickets are now being refunded after Fraser Agnew, the mayor of Newtownabbey sided with his fellow Unionists.
Irish Town Shuts Down ‘Blasphemous’ Play|Nico Hines|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bill casually proposes to Hillary as the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew plays in the background.
Some of the Juiciest Bits of ‘Rodham,’ the Hillary Clinton Movie Biopic: Sex, Scandal, More|Marlow Stern|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Aaron Burr and Richard Cheney (Spiro Agnew's peccadilloes are miniscule in comparison), some two centuries apart.
A Tale of Two Vice Presidents|Lawrence Wilkerson|May 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Is Sarah Palin morphing from Spiro Agnew to the new Nixon before our eyes?
Journalists, Please Take Your Ritalin!|John Avlon|November 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Agnew saw the picture, recognised its merit, and wrote a cheque for the full amount asked.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
But that prize must be deducted from the profits of the performance, objected the practical Nellie Agnew.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
The sixth brigade, commanded by Brigadier Agnew, was moved the 22d to sustain the post of Mamaroneck.
Conduct of Sir William Howe|Israel Mauduit
In a heat he walked out of the operators' office to find Agnew; the two men met near the water tank.
The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman
Agnew looked at him as a sympathizing man looks at a lunatic, and calmly shook his head.
The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman

British Dictionary definitions for Agnew

Agnew

/ (ˈæɡnjuː) /

noun

Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore . 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)

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