Brian

[ brahy-uhn ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Brian

/ ˈbraɪən /

noun

1. BrianHavergal18761972MEnglishMUSIC: composer Havergal (ˈhævəɡəl). 1876–1972, English composer, who wrote 32 symphonies, including the large-scale Gothic Symphony (1919–27)

Example Sentences

“Once you were Brian’s client, you had him all the way,” Prince George’s Public Defender Keith Lotridge said.

From Washington Post

What he has done on and off the field is remarkable, but my favorite times with Brian are usually talking sports over a few drinks, and that’s exactly the vibe we will bring to the show.

From Washington Post

I didn’t know Brian, but knowing you, I know he was exactly that way too.’

From Washington Post

Having spent the majority of his career as an NFL assistant, Brian knows how to develop players to succeed at the next level.

From Washington Post

Please honor Brian’s life and service and respect our privacy while we move forward in doing the same.

From ProPublica

But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.

From The Daily Beast

This week, he had Brian Williams reprise his role as newsman-turned-jazzman.

From The Daily Beast

Hispanic Republican moderate Brian Sandoval just won a landslide reelection in Nevada.

From The Daily Beast

Minority governors Susana Martinez, Nikki Haley, and Brian Sandoval all won reelection.

From The Daily Beast

By the time of the recording session, Brian had become quite agile with the flute and suggested adding it to the song.

From The Daily Beast

The Queen also wrote to Sir Brian, promising, in language which ‘gladded’ him, that his lands should not be taken away.

From Project Gutenberg

The Earl mounted at once, and spurred after Sir Brian for fourteen miles, when he was overtaken by night.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir Brian was fully avenged of the authors of those printed books which had filled him with such alarm.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir Brian, his wife, and other prisoners were sent to Dublin, and Essex announced that they would be tried according to law.

From Project Gutenberg

Brian was afterwards sent to Dublin, together with his wife and brother, where they were cut in quarters.

From Project Gutenberg