garner
to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
to get; acquire; earn: He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.
to gather or collect.
a granary or grain bin.
a store or supply of anything.
Origin of garner
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John Nance [nans], /næns/, 1868–1967, vice president of the U.S. 1933–41.
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How to use garner in a sentence
On Wednesday, at the tail end of a regular meeting of garner and the rest of the Board, their gathering was spent trying to find ways to fight Karas’ “misinformation” about ivermectin and mask use that garner and others called dangerous, he said.
Jail Doc Pushed Fantasy COVID Cure. Then All Hell Broke Loose. | Andrew Boryga | August 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastSavel also pointed to Wiley’s 2017 role in pushing the agency’s board to refer the case against Pantaleo, the officer who put garner in a fatal chokehold, to the NYPD.
“City Hall Put the Kibosh on That”: The Inside Story of How de Blasio Promised, Then Thwarted NYPD Accountability | by Eric Umansky and Jake Pearson | June 11, 2021 | ProPublicagarner’s friend Ramsey Orta filmed the encounter, leading the world to hear garner cry, “I can’t breathe” 11 times before he died.
“City Hall Put the Kibosh on That”: The Inside Story of How de Blasio Promised, Then Thwarted NYPD Accountability | by Eric Umansky and Jake Pearson | June 11, 2021 | ProPublicaCaron Nazario, a motorist targeted by Virginia police officers, was garner’s cousin by marriage.
Derek Chauvin’s Guilty and So Is the Whole Damn System | Goldie Taylor | April 20, 2021 | The Daily BeastAmong them was a young man, Caron Nazario, who called garner his uncle.
Caron Nazario saw Eric Garner, who he called ‘uncle,’ die in police hands. Then officers pepper-sprayed him six years later. | John Woodrow Cox, Michael Rosenwald | April 15, 2021 | Washington Post
Perhaps, as Dwight garner wrote, Steinberg just needed an idea for a book.
The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric garner have become front page news.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf they really wanted to get revenge they should have gone to Staten Island and found the cops that killed Eric garner.
The video showing cops piling on Eric garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.
The demands, which can be found here, begin with Eric garner and policing but go far further.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMargaret garner knew very well what fate awaited her handsome little daughter, and that nerved her arm to strike the death-blow.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria ChildRum, however, he now promised them, and whatever loot they could garner from the Malay fleet; so they cheered him heartily.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandClasen and garner, not to speak of Holm himself, awaited her arrival with considerable interest.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenHe flung the cash-box into the safe with a clang, and garner judged it best to disappear without delay.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenA little later, garner came down to the quay, and found Bramsen still meditating on his box.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
British Dictionary definitions for garner (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɑːnə) /
to gather or store in or as if in a granary
an archaic word for granary
archaic a place for storage or safekeeping
Origin of garner
1British Dictionary definitions for Garner (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɑːnə) /
Erroll. 1921–77, US jazz pianist and composer, noted for the jazz standard 'Misty' (1954)
Helen. born 1942. Australian novelist and journalist. Her books include the novels Monkey Grip (1977), The Idea of Perfection (2002), The Children's Bach (1984), and The Spare Room (2008), and the nonfiction The First Stone (1995)
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