Atherton

[ ath-er-tuhn ]

noun

1. Gertrude (Franklin) Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.

Atherton

/ ˈæθətən /

noun

1. AthertonMike1968MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton . born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)

Example Sentences

Another famous Australian banyan is the curtain fig outside Atherton, Queensland, which occupies close to an acre of ground with all its aerial roots, though it’s not nearly as vast as Alexander the Great’s historical tree.

From Nautilus

Technically, it’s a business he shares with his friend James “Jim” Schoenfeld, son of a wealthy Atherton podiatrist.

From Vox

British actress Julie Atherton will play the role of Reggiani, who was recently released from prison after sixteen years.

From The Daily Beast

Like Atherton Elementary in Atlanta, this was a “statistically improbable” one-year gain of close to 50 percentage points.

From The Daily Beast

Even as the Twenties roared, Atherton, and her many readers across the country, were roaring back.

From The Daily Beast

Atherton paid the fine, and held that his claim was strengthened by this act of unjustifiable violence.

From Project Gutenberg

The Atherton company was left free to decide under which of the two jurisdictions it would live.

From Project Gutenberg

The Atherton claim was thrown out by the Commissioners as extorted from the Indians by fear.

From Project Gutenberg

And Dr. Atherton hadn't looked at us full in the face while he talked.

From Project Gutenberg

And Dr. Atherton's murmured something that we did not catch.

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