Evans

American  

[ev-uhnz] / ˈɛv ənz /

noun

1. Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.

2. Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress.

3. Herbert McLean 1882–1971, U.S. embryologist and anatomist.

4. Janet, born 1971, U.S. swimmer.

5. Mary Ann. Eliot, George.

6. Maurice, 1901–1989, U.S. actor and producer, born in England.

7. Oliver, 1755–1819, U.S. inventor: constructed the first high-pressure steam engine in the U.S. 1801?.

8. Robley Dunglison Fighting Bob, 1846–1912, U.S. admiral.

9. Rudulph 1878–1960, U.S. sculptor.

10. Walker, 1903–75, U.S. photographer.

11. William John Bill, 1929–80, U.S. jazz pianist.

12. Mount, a mountain in N central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,264 feet (4,348 meters).

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Evans British  

/ ˈɛvənz /

noun

1. Sir Arthur ( John ). 1851–1941, British archaeologist, whose excavations of the palace of Knossos in Crete provided evidence for the existence of the Minoan civilization

2. Dame Edith ( Mary Booth ). 1888–1976, British actress

3. Sir Geraint ( Llewellyn ). 1922–92, Welsh operatic baritone

4. Herbert McLean. 1882–1971, US anatomist and embryologist; discoverer of vitamin E (1922)

5. Mary Ann. real name of (George) Eliot

6. Oliver. 1755–1819, US engineer: invented the continuous production line and a high-pressure steam engine

7. Walker. 1903–75, US photographer, noted esp for his studies of rural poverty in the Great Depression

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Evans Scientific  

/ ĕv′ənz /

1. American biologist who discovered vitamin E in 1922 and conducted research that led to the discovery of the growth hormone in the pituitary gland.

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Example Sentences

At a previous hearing, lawyers for the two older Evans family members argued there was "no equivalent act" to being an accessory to the alleged offence in Scots Law, and that extradition should be refused.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Evans has sold more than 5,000 shirts since she started selling on Etsy five years ago and said that leavers' day was a "special day that students would remember forever".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But the Aces were also shorthanded, without Dana Evans, Jewel Loyd and Chennedy Carter, who is second on the Aces in scoring despite coming off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Both Pitchford and Flowers were prosecuted by the same district attorney, Doug Evans, who was repeatedly accused of improperly dismissing Black jurors during his more than 30 years as the chief prosecutor in central Mississippi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Mrs. Evans looked at me, waiting, expecting me to say something back.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool