Ellsworth

[ elz-wurth ]

/ ˈɛlz wɜrθ /

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noun

Lincoln, 1880–1951, U.S. polar explorer.

Oliver, 1745–1807, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1796–1800.

a male given name.

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How to use Ellsworth in a sentence

About 10 years later, in 1982, Ellsworth published his comprehensive book, Death in the Promised Land, further bringing the events of the massacre to light.
Why it took 100 years for America to learn about the Tulsa massacre|Fabiola Cineas|May 30, 2021|Vox
Ellsworth grabs the reader’s attention early in the book with his portrait of the Greenwood district.
Pursuing painful truths, and tangible evidence, of the Tulsa race massacre|Keisha N. Blain|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
Ellsworth recounts coordinated local efforts to erase the massacre from the historical record.
Pursuing painful truths, and tangible evidence, of the Tulsa race massacre|Keisha N. Blain|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
Ellsworth recounts that a woman who taught at the University of Tulsa in the late 1940s was reprimanded by university officials when she dared to bring a survivor of the massacre to speak to one of her classes.
Pursuing painful truths, and tangible evidence, of the Tulsa race massacre|Keisha N. Blain|May 28, 2021|Washington Post

By seeking out these difficult answers, Ellsworth makes clear that he is deeply committed to exposing the details of the massacre and its aftermath.
Pursuing painful truths, and tangible evidence, of the Tulsa race massacre|Keisha N. Blain|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
Within are commissions from contemporary artists like Olafur Eliasson, Ellsworth Kelly, and Taryn Simon.
Frank Gehry Is Architecture’s Mad Genius|Sarah Moroz|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
UNDERWOOD: Always a pleasure to meet a fellow colleague of Mistuh Charles Ellsworth Cheese.
Frank Underwood Will Not Tolerate Insubordination in This Olive Garden|Kelly Williams Brown|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An art curator might look up and say: 'Hey, that looks a little like an Ellsworth Kelly.
Banksy’s Biggest Trick Yet: Selling His Art on the Street for $60|Isabel Wilkinson|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ellsworth died instantly and Jackson was immediately killed by bullets and bayonets used by Ellsworth's troops.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the Federal commander, decided to obtain this flag.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I had Mr. Ellsworth on the phone this morning and told him he'd have to represent the scouts.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh
"That's right, Roy," said Mrs. Ellsworth, with a very sweet smile.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh
"I'll tell you something if you'll promise not to tell it—not even to Mr. Ellsworth," said Roy.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh