Deane

/ (diːn) /

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noun

Sir William Patrick . born 1931, Australian lawyer. He became a High Court judge in 1982 and governor-general of Australia (1996–2001)

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Words nearby Deane

deamidase, deaminase, deaminate, deaminize, dean, Deane, deanery, de-anglicization, Deanna, Dean of Faculty, dean of guild

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How to use Deane in a sentence

Sky News has reported that one of its cameramen, the veteran Mick Deane, is among those killed.
Egypt’s Government Thugs Beat Me Up at the Rabaa Sit-In|Mike Giglio|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The opposite bank was manned by Germans, and in the darkness Deane-Drummond fell into a slit trench on top of a German soldier.
The Perfect Telegraph Obituary|David Frum|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Deane-Drummond found a wall cupboard about four feet wide and 12 inches deep with a flush-fitting concealed door.
The Perfect Telegraph Obituary|David Frum|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Silas Deane is a Connecticut merchant and congressional delegate.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|November 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

We have letters from the forest of Deane, that above 1000 Oakes and as many beeches are blown down in one walk there.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
After dinner on board the Elias, and found the timber brought by her from the forest of Deane to be exceeding good.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
About the same time congress sent Deane to France as a secret agent.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Kind Dr. Deane looked at her; his face was wonderfully grave.
Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade
Everyone who talked about it—and that meant all who knew anything about it—blamed Deane Franklin for not stopping Ruth.
Fidelity|Susan Glaspell