Cleland

British  

/ ˈklɛlənd /

noun

1. John. 1709–89, British writer, best known for his bawdy novel Fanny Hill (1748–49)

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Example Sentences

Whether or not they were lobbying for inclusion, Cleland did acknowledge that feathers could be ruffled by the Bank's decision.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Bank of England chief cashier Victoria Cleland said the key driver for a new series of banknotes was how to stay ahead of counterfeiters.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Defendants Mark Glasier, Brian Cleland and Tina Coffelt purchased the ranch for $2.65 million in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Wade “is putting people’s lives at stake, so it makes pregnancy prevention all the more urgent,” said Kelly Cleland, the ASEC’s executive director.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Cleland is reported, in Spence’s Anecdotes of Pope, to have said, that this “Tunnyng of Elynoure Rummyng” was taken from a poem of Lorenzo de’ Medici.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac