Coleman
Americannoun
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Cy Seymour Kaufman, 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
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Ornette 1930–2015, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Coleman meanwhile pointed to a changing customer needs in announcing Microsoft's company-wide cuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Our business is changing because the world around it is changing," Amy Coleman, Microsoft's executive vice president, wrote in a memo to all employees.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jenny Coleman, the founder of Stop It Now!, a nonprofit that works to end child abuse, has also seen a rise in calls for help over the years.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, most leading tenor saxophonists adapted either the hefty, gruff attack of Coleman Hawkins or the airy, linear style of Lester Young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
I was unable to remember what he looked like, although I had just left him a few hours before, but I thought of the Coleman girls.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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