Brinkley

[ bringk-lee ]

/ ˈbrɪŋk li /

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noun

David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.

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How to use Brinkley in a sentence

Brinkley said the Department of Defense has a process for any civilian aircraft manufacturers and operators to petition for access to its restricted airspace, and the FAA is not necessarily involved.
Public Not Sold on Military Drone Flights Over San Diego, Says Defense Contractor|Jesse Marx|September 1, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The boy said his name was John Romulus Brinkley, he was 17 years old, and he wanted to be a doctor.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brinkley explained that despite all the recent advances in medicine, there still was nothing to be done for impotence.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eyes averted, Stittsworth asked if there was anything Doc Brinkley could do for…“you know… sexual weakness?”
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Historian Douglas Brinkley says Nixon was the last New Deal president.
The Real Legacy of Richard Nixon|Scott Porch|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A year earlier the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite and The Huntley-Brinkley Report on NBC had expanded to a half-hour.
Lyndon Johnson’s Last Miracle: The Civil Rights Act Turns 50|Nicolaus Mills|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"We get later and later," said Mrs. Brinkley to John Munt, as she sat watching the slow gathering of the crowd.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
"That isn't exactly what people are saying to Mrs. Pasmer, Mrs. Brinkley," suggested Munt, with his humorous manner.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
Mrs. Brinkley gave him an account of Dan Mavering as she had seen him at Campobello, and of his family as she just heard of them.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
Corey made these utterances in response to a sharper pressure of Mrs. Brinkley's fan on his arm.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells
Mrs. Brinkley saw them there together, and a little later she saw old Corey wander off; forgetful of Miss Wrayne.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells