Forbes-Robertson

[ fawrbz-rob-ert-suhn ]

/ ˈfɔrbzˈrɒb ərt sən /

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noun

Sir Johnston, 1853–1937, English actor and theatrical manager.

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How to use Forbes-Robertson in a sentence

Pat Robertson finished second in the 1988 Iowa caucus, and it was all downhill from there.
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Pat Robertson wants to talk about the extinction of the gays.
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Because Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.
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Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney helped Greece fight for the return of the Elgin Marbles.
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Geoffrey Robertson QC has provided legal advice to the Greek government.
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Robertson was a veritable Hotspur and upset for a time the serenity of our meetings.
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I must return again to Robertson, the Board of Works, and light railways.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
By his friends and intimates he was called Tom, and mere acquaintances even usually spoke of him as Tom Robertson.
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She influenced Judge Robertson to lend his house as a hospital headquarters.
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James Forbes, in his "Oriental Memoirs," relates a striking instance of this kind.
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