Butterworth

/ ˈbʌtəwəθ /

noun

1. George . 1885–1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems

2. Nick . born 1946, English writer and illustrator of children's books, many of which feature Percy, the animal-loving park keeper

Example Sentences

They were doused in a fragrance called Caramel Swirl, a mashup of notes that they liked because it remind them of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup.

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Having sold their bandmates on the idea — Good Charlotte is rounded out by guitarist Billy Martin, bassist Paul Thomas and drummer Dean Butterworth — Joel and Benji led the group through a single rehearsal after they’d arrived on the French Riviera, which evidently was all they needed.

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Cunningly, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth’s “The Agency” — a remake of the French series “Le Bureau des Légendes”— pushes its central character to question that arrangement.

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Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain,” starring Sadie Sink from Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” received seven nominations, the same number as Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California.”

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I’m still haunted by “The Hills of California,” Butterworth’s richly imagined drama about the death-bed vigil a group of sisters is holding for their mother, who sought to turn them into a copy of the Andrews Sisters.

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