Copley

[ kop-lee ]

/ ˈkɒp li /

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noun

John Sin·gle·ton

[sing-guhl-tuhn], /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/, 1738–1815, U.S. painter.

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How to use Copley in a sentence

Daniel Carr, Zach Fucale, Shane Gersich, Lucas Johansen, Paul LaDue, Cam Schilling, Mike Sgarbossa, Philippe Maillet and Copley were put on waivers.
Capitals set goaltending duo, trim roster ahead of season opener|Samantha Pell|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
The Copley Square descriptions, however, suggest there was flesh everywhere.
What It’s Like to Be in a Boston Emergency Room Today|Kent Sepkowitz|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Nobody had any interest in what he was doing because nobody, including myself, knew he was doing anything,” Copley once said.
Marcel Duchamp's Secret Masterpiece|Rachel Wolff|August 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Her work has also appeared in The Los Angeles Times and The Copley Press.
I Need Steve Jobs' Liver|Linda Alcorace|June 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Copley reported a remark by Brooke that the project of causing stirs in Scotland came out of Ralegh's head.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing
The Copley Greene house was romantically situated, with a charming outlook.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The result was the conspiracy of Copley and others, including Watson, a secular priest.
What Gunpowder Plot Was|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Copley held her in rather a close embrace, and for a much longer time than appeared necessary—to 14 Tom Cameron at least.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
She saw it was the very speedy boat she and Chess Copley had seen out on the wider part of the river several weeks before.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for Copley

Copley

/ (ˈkɒplɪ) /

noun

John Singleton. 1738–1815, US painter

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