Dennis

American  

[den-is] / ˈdɛn ɪs /

noun

1. John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.

2. a town in SE Massachusetts.

3. a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “of Dionysus.”

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Dennis British  

/ ˈdɛnɪs /

noun

1. C ( larence ) J ( ames ). 1876–1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916)

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Example Sentences

“Geopolitical tensions remain the near-term driver for crude prices as traders await signs that global supplies are actually being interrupted,” Dennis Kissler of BOK Financial says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts at 22V Research, led by Dennis DeBusschere, argue that the Fed isn’t trying to “run the economy hot,” but rather attempting to support growth without stoking inflation.

From Barron's

But on the other hand it risks causing a "bottleneck", argues Gareth Dennis, a rail engineer, campaigner, and author of How the Railways Will Fix the Future.

From BBC

"This caused us to do loads of engineering investigations, but it also resulted in renewing an enormous amount of rail all at once in a very fast period of time," Mr Dennis explains.

From BBC

Since 1900, only England's Dennis Amiss has had as many as Pope's 16 innings in the top six in Ashes Tests and averaged less.

From BBC