Erskine
Americannoun
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John Erskine of Carnock, 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.
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John, 1879–1951, U.S. novelist, poet, and essayist.
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a male given name.
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Example Sentences
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Erskine said many visually impaired people across Northern Ireland were being denied the chance to enjoy the cinema with friends and family - and she plans to raise the matter again with cinema operators.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
With their friend Sam Zvibleman, Konkle and Erskine wrote the pilot for PEN15 in 2014, and the show finally premiered on Hulu in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
She and her ex-husband had lived in a three-bedroom house on Erskine Drive with their son and daughter, who had attended the then-newly built Palisades High School.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025
During a recent debate in the Northern Ireland Assembly about the attacks, DUP MLA Deborah Erskine condemned the incidents but also pointed to the phone signal issues that impact rural communities all year round.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
The jukeboxes were wailing Erskine Hawkins’ “Tuxedo Junction,” Slim and Slam’s “Flatfoot Floogie,” things like that.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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