Flaherty

[ fla-er-tee, flah- ]

/ ˈflæ ər ti, ˈflɑ- /

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noun

Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.

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Words nearby Flaherty

flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver, flag-waving, Flaherty, flail, flailing, flair, flak, flake

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How to use Flaherty in a sentence

Flaherty, through her bookstore, runs 11 book clubs, including the Banned Book Club.
To fight book banning, it’s time to get loud|Kathi Wolfe|February 24, 2022|Washington Blade
“We try to select books that tell stories that for so long haven’t been told,” Flaherty said.
To fight book banning, it’s time to get loud|Kathi Wolfe|February 24, 2022|Washington Blade
On April 3, Flaherty and 40 other band members traveled to Boston along with a contingent of other New York firefighters.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the news accounts following the fire, Flaherty read that Kennedy had served with the Marines in Iraq.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Boston firefighter took a grey BFD sweatshirt from a locker and presented it to Flaherty.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flaherty called an FDNY lieutenant who was still up in Boston.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it all fit with what Flaherty had felt so strongly and clearly during their brief meeting.
Boston and New York’s Bravest Are Brothers Bonded by Tragedy|Michael Daly|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both Hicks and Flaherty had grown old in the towboat service and the rules of the road rested lightly on their sordid souls.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
Scraggs, knowing his own fire hose, defied them, so Dan Hicks started the pump while Flaherty turned on the water.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
Did you see anything of Officer Flaherty, who ought to be on this beat?
Bats in the Wall|P. T. Raymond
Any way, whatever the reason of it was, he had Patsy Flaherty leathering the mare like the devil.
The Simpkins Plot|George A. Birmingham
Any way Patsy Flaherty gave over lambasting the old mare, and she stood still, the way you'd think she was glad of the rest.
The Simpkins Plot|George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for Flaherty

Flaherty

/ (ˈflæhətɪ) /

noun

Robert (Joseph). 1884–1951, US film director, a pioneer of documentary film; his work includes Nanook of the North (1922) and Elephant Boy (1935)

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