Blaine

American  

[bleyn] / bleɪn /

noun

1. James Gillespie 1830–93, U.S. statesman.

2. a town in E Minnesota.

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Example Sentences

As wise Maine Sen. James Blaine, Bradley Whitford exudes a convincing, quiet authority, honed over those years working in the pretend White House on “The West Wing.”

From Los Angeles Times

So proclaims Miss Jean Brodie, a free-spirited instructor at the all-girls Marcia Blaine School in Edinburgh.

From The Wall Street Journal

C. Blaine Horton is a creativity researcher and PhD candidate at Columbia Business School, where his work explores how people generate, evaluate and present ideas.

From Salon

It seems to have created one of those magician's tricks where they handcuff themselves behind their backs in a locked box - only they lack the escape skills of a Houdini or Blaine.

From BBC

A researcher of how death is represented in media, York Blaine says that, much like other celebrities who died a violent or tragic death — such as Tupac Shakur, Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana — Selena presents both a perfect story and even a perfect victimhood.

From Los Angeles Times