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Bradley

[ brad-lee ]

noun

  1. Bill William Warren, born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.
  2. Francis Herbert, 1846–1924, English philosopher.
  3. Henry, 1845–1923, English lexicographer and philologist.
  4. Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general: Chief of Staff 1948–49; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1949–53.
  5. Thomas Tom, 1917–1998, U.S. politician: mayor of Los Angeles 1973–93.
  6. a town in NE Illinois.
  7. a male given name.


Bradley

/ ˈbrædlɪ /

noun

  1. BradleyA(ndrew) C(ecil)18511935MEnglishWRITING: critic A ( ndrew ) C ( ecil ). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
  2. BradleyF(rancis)18461924MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher F ( rancis ) H ( erbert ). 1846–1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)
  3. BradleyHenry18451923MEnglishLANGUAGE: lexicographer Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
  4. BradleyJames16931762MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomer James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Giving the Chargers a 13-7 lead going into halftime, Herbert handed the ball to center Bradley Bozeman and the offensive lineman’s spike nearly dented the turf in the end zone.

Wednesday morning in a remote area near Bradley and Balcom Canyon roads amid prime Santa Ana wildfire conditions, with wind gusts topping 60 mph and humidity in the single digits — prompting the National Weather Service to issue a “red flag alert.”

Bradley Nelson, nine, was left severely disabled and unable to walk after being assaulted by Darren Spreadbury in April 2016, when he was seven months old.

From BBC

Nearly nine years later, Bradley, from Whitby, died at Scarborough General Hospital in last month after going into cardiac arrest.

From BBC

In May 2018, Spreadbury was sentenced to four years in prison, after scans found Bradley’s brain injuries had been caused by shaken baby syndrome.

From BBC

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