Foote

American  

[foot] / fʊt /

noun

1. Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.

2. Arthur William, 1853–1937, U.S. organist.

3. Shelby, 1916–2005, U.S. novelist and historian.

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Example Sentences

It takes only four votes to grant review of a case, but since November, the justices have repeatedly considered the case of Foote vs.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, the nearly identical case of Foote v.

From Slate

Written by Horton Foote — an ongoing collaborator of Duvall’s going back to the actor’s film debut in “To Kill a Mockingbird” — “Tender Mercies” has a stripped-bare quality, a simplicity and directness that only places its complex emotions in stronger relief.

From Los Angeles Times

Referring to the author of “Tender Mercies,” he said: “You know, Hollywood sometimes tends to patronize the interior of the United States. As Horton Foote used to say, the great Texas playwright, a lot of people from New York don’t know what goes on beyond the South Jersey Shore.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Horton Foote, who adapted “Mockingbird” for the movies and wrote “Tender Mercies,” became one of Duvall’s few lifelong friends in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times