Braine

American  

[breyn] / breɪn /

noun

1. John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist.

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Braine British  

/ breɪn /

noun

1. John ( Gerard ). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)

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Example Sentences

The weather phenomenon has also been described as a "baby tornado beginning to form but never quite getting there", according to BBC meteorologist David Braine.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

David Braine, Senior Meteorologist, BBC South West, said "some sizeable waves were whipped up by the easterly winds - an unusual direction for us to see such strong winds".

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

It propelled a movement of playwrights and novelists, joined by Arnold Wesker, Alan Sillitoe, John Braine, Kingsley Amis and David Storey, who became known as the angry young men.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2016

Sillitoe, who died last year, is invariably bracketed with those "angry young men" whose careers also flowered from flinty, northern soil – John Braine and Keith Waterhouse, David Storey and Stan Barstow.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2011

Another man and woman entered presently, and Braine spoke to them for a moment, as if giving instructions, which was indeed the case.

From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by MacGrath, Harold