Donnelly

/ (ˈdonəlɪ) /

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noun

Declan . born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec

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Words nearby Donnelly

Donn-Byrne, Donne, donned, donnée, Donne, John, Donnelly, Donner Pass, donnert, donning, donnish, donny

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How to use Donnelly in a sentence

The focus is on “low-propensity voters who will not show up unless someone knocks on their door,” says Donnelly.
The New War on Big Money in Politics|Eleanor Clift|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Donnelly victory would have further divided the already-weak party.
Gun-toting Tea Partier Rejected by California|Olivia Nuzzi|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kashkari is trailing Donnelly in the polls by an average of six points.
Inside California's Crazy Race To Be The GOP Gubernatorial Candidate|Olivia Nuzzi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Donnelly maintained that he had simply forgotten that he was carrying the gun until he went through the security checkpoint.
Inside California's Crazy Race To Be The GOP Gubernatorial Candidate|Olivia Nuzzi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

(Donnelly is himself trailing Brown by an incredible 36 points).
Inside California's Crazy Race To Be The GOP Gubernatorial Candidate|Olivia Nuzzi|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There must have been some reason,” objects Donnelly, in italics.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
A few of the Donnelly numbers, and the numbers of pages and of words on a page were used, and no others.
The Little Cryptogram|J. Gilfin Pyle
That Mr. Donnelly has made out a plausible and not unreasonable case, no one will deny.
The Little Cryptogram|J. Gilfin Pyle
No wonder Mr. Donnelly covered, with figuring, a bundle of paper that a man can scarcely lift.
The Little Cryptogram|J. Gilfin Pyle
Shakespeare did the lines and plot, Bacon furnished the cipher and Donnelly called attention to it through the papers.
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