Bradley

[ brad-lee ]

/ ˈbræd li /

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noun

Bill William Warren, born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.

Francis Herbert, 1846–1924, English philosopher.

Henry, 1845–1923, English lexicographer and philologist.

Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general: Chief of Staff 1948–49; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1949–53.

Thomas "Tom", 1917–1998, U.S. politician: mayor of Los Angeles 1973–93.

a town in NE Illinois.

a male given name.

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How to use Bradley in a sentence

Bradley is “in good spirits,” according to the release, and plans to help bring greater public awareness to the importance of bicycle safety.
Ex-NBA center Shawn Bradley ‘in good spirits’ after January accident that left him paralyzed|Glynn A. Hill|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
The accident caused a traumatic spinal cord injury that left Bradley paralyzed and in need of neck fusion surgery, after which he has spent the past eight weeks rehabilitating in a hospital.
Ex-NBA center Shawn Bradley ‘in good spirits’ after January accident that left him paralyzed|Glynn A. Hill|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
Among the habitats that Bradley studies is the South Pacific Gyre.
Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA - Issue 92: Frontiers|Virat Markandeya|October 28, 2020|Nautilus
“From analyzing what is contained in this core, from the top of it to the bottom of it, you’re going from a modern environment, all the way to an ancient environment,” said Bradley.
Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA - Issue 92: Frontiers|Virat Markandeya|October 28, 2020|Nautilus

At the time of the sale in 2017, Bradley said Emerson would likely take over full control within five years, but last year indicated the arrangement might last longer.
Inside the Atlantic’s triumphant and tumultuous run during the coronavirus pandemic|Steven Perlberg|October 20, 2020|Digiday
“The youngest old man any of us knows,” an unnamed friend of Atlantic Publisher David Bradley said of Hughes.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple|James Kirchick|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bradley was a man who worried deeply and brooded over the lives lost among his commands.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I assume Bradley saw demonstrations of the “Funnies” before rejecting them.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the bad weather and heavy seas could not be blamed on Bradley.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The drawback was that the terrain in front of Bradley made success very costly.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first steam rolling mill, with the exception of the one at Soho, was put up at Bradley ironworks.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
In rounding Point Bradley, there is a rocky shelf that runs off the point for perhaps one hundred yards.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
He married the widow of —— Bradley, and was the ancestor of the baronets of Caversham, extinct in 1774.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
"Studd Bradley and his secret-service corps have got their eyes on this street—and on you," returned Sibley dryly.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
As he expected, he saw a head thrust out from the window where Studd Bradley and his friends had been.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for Bradley

Bradley

/ (ˈbrædlɪ) /

noun

A (ndrew) C (ecil). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)

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)

Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary

James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis

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