Flaherty

American  

[fla-er-tee, flah-] / ˈflæ ər ti, ˈflɑ- /

noun

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

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Flaherty British  

/ ˈflæhətɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The reminder happened years ago when Harvard-Westlake had three future first-round draft picks on the same team in Max Fried, Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty, and Alemany defeated that powerful Wolverines team with Giolito on the mound.

From Los Angeles Times

No athlete would represent the territory in the Winter Games for another 16 years, until Charles Flaherty, a teenage American-born skier who moved to Puerto Rico when he was nine, competed in the 2018 Winter Games.

From Los Angeles Times

In between those two things Delka, 38, made her Olympic debut, carrying the Puerto Rican flag with William Flaherty, Charles’ younger brother, in the opening ceremony in Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Dr. Flaherty, seizures, mania and traumatic events can enhance a person’s emotional drive and search for meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr. Flaherty provocatively suggests that Van Gogh suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy and that his condition may have played an important role in his achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal