Arnold

[ ahr-nld ]

/ ˈɑr nld /

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noun

Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.

Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.

Henry H. "Hap", 1886–1950, U.S. general.

Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.

his father, Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.

Thur·man Wesley

[thur-muhn], /ˈθɜr mən/, 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.

a town in E Missouri.

a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”

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Words nearby Arnold

Arnhem, Arnhem Land, arnica, Arnim, Arno, Arnold, Arnold, Benedict, Arnoldson, Arnsberg, Arnulf, aroha

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How to use Arnold in a sentence

Now, with the museum’s own future in limbo, Arnold is hoping that the cast of characters who have plunked coins in the games through the years will come through, and the pinball show will go on.
Could GoFundMe campaigns save our cultural collections? Las Vegas’s Pinball Hall of Fame is banking on it.|Kate Silver|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The work in this class would fall under the auspices of Arnold’s newly launched Creative Engineering Laboratory.
Extraterrestrial engineering|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Sure enough, Arnold walked over to tell Eck that he was done.
What It’s Like to Ski-Tour for 60 Hours Straight|Elliott D. Woods|February 18, 2021|Outside Online
“As developers, there is only so much you can do with teleportation mechanics, creating this sense of immersion that VR really brings to the table, if you can’t move around,” Arnold said.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.|Derek Swinhart|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

Arnold, who would like to see the state become a psychedelic retreat destination, is staking his company on psilocybin’s potential to expand both markets and minds.
Will psychedelic mushroom vacations come to the U. S.?|Jen Rose Smith|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
I inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had invited a 19-year-old drifter named Arnold Murray to his house and they had had consensual sex.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Attendees this time around included usual suspects such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Barbra Streisand.
Pamela Anderson Is Israel’s No. 1 Fan|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Did Arnold Schwarzenegger ever reach out to you about Rainier Wolfcastle?
Harry Shearer on Being Nixon, ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel, and Why Obama Should Return His Nobel|Marlow Stern|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even if he had wanted to intervene, he couldn't have as he is "no Arnold Schwarzenegger," as he says.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up|Tim Teeman|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The enemy were pursued and annoyed by a few hundred of the citizens under Wooster and Arnold; the former was killed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Arnold, after he had a dozen times expressed his delight at my return, asked if I had seen any shooting.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Colonels Allen and Arnold surprised Ticonderoga, which surrendered, without the loss of a man.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Arnold rose abruptly, then strode to the alco-mech and dialled himself another drink.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
A muscle twitched in his corded neck; Arnold eased his long frame into a chair, rubbed thumb and forefinger at his eyes.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse

British Dictionary definitions for Arnold (1 of 2)

Arnold¹

/ (ˈɑːnəld) /

noun

a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Arnold (2 of 2)

Arnold²

/ (ˈɑːnəld) /

noun

Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom

Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)

his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education

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