Clancy
[klan-see]
- Tom,1947–2013, U.S. novelist.
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Examples from the Web for clancy
Contemporary Examples
The question now is whether Clancy, her successor, will have any success turning around an agency in turmoil.
When he first hit LA, he met up with his sister, Julie, and his mother, who now was divorced from Clancy.
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 StreetAndrew Romano
January 18, 2014
While Clancy has obviously sold more books that Thurber, only one of them is in the Modern Library.
Clancy himself, who rarely speaks publicly, declined an interview.
Historical Examples
I was in the army—in the 'Buffs'; maybe you knew one Clancy who was in them?
Arthur O'LearyCharles James Lever
I seen a man do it at th' Lyceem whin I was a kid,' says Clancy.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in WarFinley Peter Dunne
Dark as was the hall, he could see that Mr. Clancy's visage was stern.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates
Clancy sat up on the boat's bottom and looked in the direction of the Sylvia.
Owen Clancy's Happy TrailBurt L. Standish
"I reckon your judgment is good, Clancy," answered the baffled Hill.
Owen Clancy's Happy TrailBurt L. Standish
Clancy
- 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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