Brooks

[ brooks ]

noun

1. Gwendolyn, 1917–2000, U.S. poet and novelist.
2. Phillips, 1835–93, U.S. Protestant Episcopal bishop and pulpit orator.
3. Van Wyck [van , wahyk], 1886–1963, U.S. author and critic.
4. a male given name.

Brooks

/ brʊks /

noun

1. BrooksGeraldine1955FAustralianLITERATURE: novelist Geraldine . born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize
2. BrooksMel1926MUSTHEATRE: comedy writerTHEATRE: actorFILMS AND TV: director Mel , real name Melvyn Kaminsky . born 1926, US comedy writer, actor, and film director. His films include The Producers (1968), Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1996)
3. BrooksTroyal) Garth1962MUSMUSIC: country singerMUSIC: songwriter ( Troyal ) Garth. born 1962, US country singer and songwriter; his bestselling records include Ropin' the Wind (1991) and Scarecrow (2001)

Example Sentences

“It was almost like a basketball camp for kids,” Brooks said.

From Washington Post

The guard has been a favorite in Washington since training camp, after which Brooks and his teammates agreed Neto was the standout player, but he has most often been categorized as a good, energetic shooter.

From Washington Post

Brooks presents stories of officers caught in the middle of this tension.

From Washington Post

Surgical masks can also be adjusted to make them better fit the contours of the face, Brooks said.

From Washington Post

He said Brooks's message for him as he works back into full shape is to remain aggressive and communicate more.

From Washington Post

When Robert Haile pulled his own weapon, Brooks continued his stick-up.

From The Daily Beast

My old boss, T. Brooks Ellis, the director of the Human Genome Project.

From The Daily Beast

Brooks later joked of Obama, “[The President] said, David, which sort of wine would you like me to turn your water into?”

From The Daily Beast

Brooks resigned his seat but was immediately returned by his district in a special election.

From The Daily Beast

The only difference was the writing staff was Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, and Carl Reiner, and they started writing on Monday.

From The Daily Beast

By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not know what I think; all my thoughts seem whirling round as leaves do in brooks in the time of the spring rains.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first third of my road, which lay along the coast, I counted about thirty-two brooks which we were obliged to walk through.

From Project Gutenberg

If the field be large, considerable though temporary brooks may be created, which cut channels perhaps a foot in depth.

From Project Gutenberg

She had no patterns to copy; but her imagination wandered through the green fields and by the murmuring brooks of her rural home.

From Project Gutenberg