Donne

American  

[duhn] / dʌn /

noun

1. John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.

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Donne British  

/ dʌn /

noun

1. John. 1573–1631, English metaphysical poet and preacher. He wrote love and religious poems, sermons, epigrams, and elegies

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Example Sentences

Far from all Londoners falling back on dull neutrals, Durran found red was “in the fashion ether at the time”; makeup designer Naomi Donne also goes crimson for Rita’s lipstick.

From Los Angeles Times

Andres and Delle Donne chair the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, an advisory body that promotes healthy eating and exercise.

From Seattle Times

Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball, potentially for the entire season, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Osgood turned that into a three-syllable word that he pronounced “POSS-ul-cue” and went on the air with a love poem that began with four lines from John Donne’s “The Bait.”

From New York Times

It was the poetry of John Donne that inspired theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to name the first detonation of a nuclear weapon Trinity.

From Los Angeles Times