Coe

/ (kəʊ) /


noun
  1. Sebastian, Baron. born 1956, English middle-distance runner, Conservative politician, and sports administrator: winner of the 1500 metres in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games; held records at 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and a mile: member of parliament (1992–97), chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games of 2012

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How to use Coe in a sentence

  • On that night which followed Curtis Coe's wicked impertinence, two men sat up with the sick man.

    Hubert's Wife | Minnie Mary Lee
  • His friend Coe described him to the author as “a standing example of manly character.”

    Lives of the Engineers | Samuel Smiles
  • Charity Coe, when the train stopped, had flatly refused to walk up the station platform with Jim Dyckman.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
  • Jim Dyckman and Charity Coe suddenly found themselves together.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
  • To emphasize her support, Mrs. Noxon insisted on Charity Coe's coming to her as a house-guest for a week before the fte.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes