Brewster
Americannoun
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William, 1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Diesel and Rodriguez posed with fellow actor Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, at the French film festival Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Most projects take years to complete, hindered by the pendulum swings of available money, so Brewster tempers her frustration at having to waylay them mid-planning until she can find enough cash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
University presidents such as Kingman Brewster Jr. and A. Bartlett Giamatti, for example, spoke out about the Vietnam War, the Black Panthers and May Day protests.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
"We aren't medically trained, so we don't prescribe medication or anything like that," Ms Brewster said.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
A British agent in Redding, Connecticut, sent in another report: “Private dispatches are frequently sent” from New York “by way of Setauket, where a certain Brewster receives them, at, or near a certain woman’s.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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