Clancy

[ klan-see ]

/ ˈklæn si /

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noun

Tom, 1947–2013, U.S. novelist.

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How to use Clancy in a sentence

For Clancy and his colleagues at FTX, the younger and more plugged-in ethos of esports teams could make the difference between a $210 million partnership and a $10 million partnership.
As competition between sports and esports heats up, traditional sports teams make headway into gaming, CES panel|Alexander Lee|January 7, 2022|Digiday
The question now is whether Clancy, her successor, will have any success turning around an agency in turmoil.
Why Secret Service Chief Julia Pierson Was Shown the Door|Tim Mak|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he first hit LA, he met up with his sister, Julie, and his mother, who now was divorced from Clancy.
The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But add her zip code into the mix, and it becomes a plotline straight out of a Tom Clancy thriller.
Syria’s Israeli Guardian Angel|Itay Hod|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Each Jack Ryan movie departed from the Clancy book on which it was based to some degree.
Want To Know What America Thinks of Itself? Watch Jack Ryan on Wall Street|Andrew Romano|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While Clancy has obviously sold more books that Thurber, only one of them is in the Modern Library.
Celebrity March Madness 2012: How to Pick NCAA Tournament Winners|Michael Solomon|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I seen a man do it at th' Lyceem whin I was a kid,' says Clancy.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
He told the foreman of the contract with the Clancy firm and of the narrowly averted row with Finn.
The Boss of Wind River|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Officer Clancy jerked him to his feet, and he stood leaning weakly against the policeman.
The Amazing Inheritance|Frances R. Sterrett
Officer Clancy looked at the head whose black thatch was unlike any hair he had ever seen before.
The Amazing Inheritance|Frances R. Sterrett
The key turns in the lock and Barnes and Clancy enter cautiously.
Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker

British Dictionary definitions for Clancy

Clancy

/ (ˈklænsɪ) /

noun

Tom. born 1947, US novelist; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Hunt for Red October (1984), Clear and Present Danger (1989), Debt of Honour (1994) and Red Rabbit (2002)

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