Copley
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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In 1778 John Singleton Copley, the American émigré artist, fresh from a successful career as a colonial portraitist, turned to this scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Justice Michael Copley remanded the man in custody, awaiting a pre-sentence report by early December.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
The town located about 26.2 miles west of Boston was the gathering place again on Monday morning for a field of almost 30,000 runners preparing for the trek to Copley Square.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Another Midlands-based teacher, Zak Copley, did supply teaching for a year and also says behaviour is "definitely getting worse" and sometimes feels like a "never-ending battle".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024
For after 1765 Copley freely adapted and combined motifs from different prints in his paintings, often disguising their origins so completely that we cannot be certain which they were.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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