Connors
[kon-erz]
- James ScottJimmy, born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
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Contemporary Examples
Only Ted Williams had ever done that before, my old man told me, and one day I want to meet Connors and tell him about it.
McEnroe went up to say hello to Connors, and Connors just walked past him.
John McEnroe, his bête noire, wrote in his 2002 memoir, You Cannot Be Serious, about his first meeting with Connors.
It is hard not to think Connors is an insensitive cad for bringing up such a private matter almost 40 years after the fact.
But perhaps the truest joy of Fire Season is the evocative language Connors uses to capture the natural world.
Historical Examples
I knew you the moment you said that you were going to Number 7, and asked if I knew the Connors.
The Fortunes of the FarrellsMrs. George de Horne Vaizey
"That's why I got him," snapped Mr. Connors in brief reply, and then he laughed.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-UpClarence Edward Mulford
"They've got our bronch," replied Mr. Connors in an injured tone.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-UpClarence Edward Mulford
Mr. Connors was beginning to lose his temper and talk in his throat.
Bar-20 DaysClarence E. Mulford
"Finger nail nothing," retorted Mr. Connors, flushing a little.
Bar-20 DaysClarence E. Mulford
Connors
- Jimmy. born 1952, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1974 and 1982; US champion 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, and 1983
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