Bentley

American  

[bent-lee] / ˈbɛnt li /

noun

1. Eric (Russell), 1916–2020, U.S. critic, editor, and translator; born in England.

2. Phyllis, 1894–1977, English novelist.

3. Richard, 1662–1742, English scholar and critic.

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Bentley British  

/ ˈbɛntlɪ /

noun

1. Edmund Clerihew . 1875–1956, English journalist, noted for his invention of the clerihew

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Example Sentences

Among them are people like Ada Hernandez, who owned a 1950s home on Mountain View Street with her husband, Miguel, where they lived with their 5-year-old son, Mason, 2-year-old Sadie and 14-year-old dog Bentley.

From Los Angeles Times

With director Clint Bentley on the road promoting “Train Dreams” and his co-writer Greg Kwedar on set shooting his next film, the pair decided to pass reflections on writing the script back and forth.

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Bentley: Greg, I’m curious what you remember of your earliest impressions of the novella.

From Los Angeles Times

Bentley: The first thing that comes to mind is the writing trip we took up to the Idaho panhandle — where the story was set and where the book was written.

From Los Angeles Times

Bentley: Only that the writing process on this one continued through every stage of production.

From Los Angeles Times