Campanella

British  

/ kampaˈnɛlla /

noun

1. Tommaso. 1568–1639, Italian philosopher and Dominican friar. During his imprisonment by the Spaniards (1599–1626) he wrote his celebrated utopian fantasy, La città del sole .

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Example Sentences

Ms Campanella died on her way to the hospital.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

In his book Bourbon Street: A History, Tulane University geographer Richard Campanella documents how the street diversified in recent decades, including an increase in Black patronage since Hurricane Katrina.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

In the last of the ninth, Yankee closer Joe Page gave up homers to Luis Olmo and Roy Campanella, but struck out pinch-hitter Bruce Edwards for New York’s second win.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

In 1951, he transitioned to the starting rotation and joined teammates Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider as one of the revered “Boys of Summer.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

And all this stuff, this celibate cerebration, you must remember, is not even fresh; it was said far more funnily and pleasantly by old Campanella in his ‘City of the Sun.’

From Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)