Carmichael

[ kahr-mahy-kuh l ]

/ ˈkɑr maɪ kəl /

noun

Hoag·land Howard

[hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/, Hoagy,1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.

Stoke·ly [stohk-lee] /ˈstoʊk li/, Kwame Ture,1941–1998, U.S. civil-rights leader, born in Trinidad: chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1966–67.

a town in central California, near Sacramento.

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Example sentences from the Web for carmichael

But many successful, driven people have suffered from this disease, says Carmichael.
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Though it feels like panic attacks start from a physical place, they actually start in our minds, says Carmichael.
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Bond, however, was not entirely pleased with the Carmichael comparison, either.
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Her sister lives nearby—the actress Tembi Locke, named by Miriam Makeba when Gene Locke was in Africa with Carmichael.
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Carmichael asked me to let him go pick a fight with Beasley.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
The tan thinned on Carmichael's face, but his hand was steady.
The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath
So Miss Carmichael appeared, and gave him his own letters and papers.
Two Knapsacks|John Campbell
A minute or two after a closed carriage came into the Krumerweg, and Carmichael was literally bundled inside.
The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath
He was an attractive little boy, and it was evident Mrs. Carmichael loved him.
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British Dictionary definitions for carmichael

Carmichael

/ (kɑːˈmaɪkəl) /

noun

Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929).

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