Cunningham

[ kuhn-ing-ham ]

/ ˈkʌn ɪŋˌhæm /

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noun

Glenn "Kansas Ironman", 1909–1988, U.S. track athlete.

Merce

[murs], /mɜrs/, 1919–2009, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

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Words nearby Cunningham

cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus, cunning, Cunningham, Cunninghame Graham, cunningly, Cunobelinus, cunt, Cuomo

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How to use Cunningham in a sentence

Multiple sources Vox spoke to said they thought Cunningham’s scandal sank him in the race.
Georgia went blue. Can Democrats make it happen elsewhere?|Ella Nilsen|January 15, 2021|Vox
“We were not going to settle for this, so we hopped online to the DOT complaint portal, uploaded our original tickets along with the confirmation of the cancellation, and our vouchers,” says Cunningham, a pest control expert from Chicago.
What consumers learned about travel complaints in 2020|Christopher Elliott|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
In an October poll surveying likely North Carolina voters, 81 percent said party control of the Senate was extremely or very important, while 26 percent said the same about allegations that Cunningham was having an affair.
Cal Cunningham lost. Katie Hill resigned. Are we still put off by sex scandals?|Lisa Bonos|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Tillis’s campaign, the NRSC, Senate Leadership Fund, and conservative outside group American Crossroads are all running ads attacking Cunningham for his actions.
In N.C., voters call Cunningham’s infidelity reckless, shocking. They still vote for the Democrat.|Rachael Bade, Pam Kelley|October 21, 2020|Washington Post

FiveThirtyEight’s Senate forecast currently gives Democrats a 73 in 100 chance of winning control of the Senate, and Cunningham’s fortunes in North Carolina are pivotal to that.
Despite A Sexting Scandal, Democrat Cal Cunningham Is Favored In North Carolina’s Senate Race|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|October 15, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Her friends Phyllis Cunningham, 75, and Eva-Lee Baird, 74, stood with her.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’|Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cunningham and a male friend went to the motel and entered the room.
Indiana Serial Killer’s Confession Was Just the Start|Michael Daly|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cunningham was blown away by HyperCard when he first saw it, but he found it cumbersome.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Berners-Lee, Cunningham made his basic software available for anyone to modify and use.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he was pals with Bill Cunningham, the New York Times master-photographer of street style, and the two remain close today.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets|Lizzie Crocker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Cunningham's description of the drawings of the natives in a cavern on Clack's Island.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
A small kangaroo was seen by Mr. Cunningham feeding upon the grass, but fled the moment that it saw him approaching.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Curiosity induced Mr. Cunningham and myself to view this barbarous feast and we landed about ten minutes after it had commenced.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
In the meantime Mr. Cunningham, who had accompanied him, botanised with success.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
At this part Mr. Cunningham found a new species of velleia (of the natural order Goodenoviae).
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for Cunningham

Cunningham

/ (ˈkʌnɪŋəm) /

noun

Merce (mɜːs). 1919–2009 US dancer and choreographer. His experimental ballets include Suit for Five (1956) and Travelogue (1977)

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