Enright

/ (ˈɛnraɪt) /

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noun

D (ennis) J (oseph). 1920–2002, British poet, essayist, and editor

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby Enright

en règle, enrich, enriched, enrichment, Enrico, Enright, Enriquillo, enrobe, enrol, enroll, enrolled bill

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How to use Enright in a sentence

I found this as exciting as Enright did—she sounded giddy—but one of my coworkers was less enthused.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They were buying Evie her first laptop; a little netbook,” Enright writes.
Literary Gold in Hard Times|Chloë Schama|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Booker Prize winning Irish writer, Anne Enright, has entered the crowded fields of Irish short story anthologies.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|November 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Doyle, Enright, and Banville have all won the Booker and the attendant publicity surely increased their American readership.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It's only the direct commands of Enright which in the end indooces him to keep the peace.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
After Enright promises he leans back like he's takin' a rest.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
But sech is his awe of Enright, he never dar's opens his clamshell.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
Enright an' Peets both concurs that it's the thing to do, an' we does it.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis
Also, what Enright says to that deboshed stage driver for so doin'.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis