Haig

American  

[heyg] / heɪg /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.

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Haig British  

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl Haig. 1861–1928, British field marshal; commander in chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915–18)

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Example Sentences

Efficiencies are inevitably lost when EVs are produced along the same assembly line as internal-combustion-engine vehicles, notes John Murphy, managing director at Haig Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alan Haig, president of dealership brokerage firm Haig Partners, said Nissan has relied on offering incentives to dealers to meet sales goals to a greater extent than its competitors.

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“The true level of demand was a good bit lower than what they were trying to sell,” Haig said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other men who served in the Sudan included John French, the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and Douglas Haig, who succeeded him from December 1915 until the armistice.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Haig's funeral in 1928, a million had lined the streets but by the 60s he was popularly perceived as the "Butcher of the Somme".

From BBC