Hansen

[ hahn-suhn ]

/ ˈhɑn sən /

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noun

Pe·ter An·dre·as

[pee-tuhrahn-dree-ahs], /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/, 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.

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Words nearby Hansen

Hanse, Hanseatic, Hanseatic League, hansel, “Hansel and Gretel”, Hansen, Hansen's disease, Hansetown, Han Shui, hansom, Hanson

How to use Hansen in a sentence

The novel coronavirus is a highly contagious virus, while Hansen’s disease is a slow-growing, minimally contagious bacterial illness.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Demanding “Justice, Not Charity,” Hansen’s disease patients refused to be displaced from their cherished “home away from home,” an outpatient facility called Hale Mōhalu.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Covid-19 and Hansen’s disease are not the same epidemic event, of course.
Adapting to post-pandemic life will require remembering covid-19|Adria Imada|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Hansen used to work in San Diego for former City Councilman Carl DeMaio and former Assemblywoman Shirley Horton.
Politics Report: Vacation Rentals? It’s Just Like Old Times!|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|July 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Several Republicans in San Diego are close friends with Hansen.
Politics Report: Vacation Rentals? It’s Just Like Old Times!|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|July 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Once upon a time—in, like, 1988—Beck Hansen actually played open-mic nights.
Beck’s Musical Time Machine: This Wasn’t a Concert. It was a Spectacular Party.|Andrew Romano|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miranda Hansen, 67, a widow who lost the home she built with her husband, was one of those who spoke to the duke.
Step Back, William!|Tom Sykes|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hansen, the driver, was my guide (although I wandered off unencumbered at times).
De Blasio Whipped by Horse Lobby|Josh Robin|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hansen, our driver, says horses are frightened by unusual things (one has a crazed fear of wedding dresses).
De Blasio Whipped by Horse Lobby|Josh Robin|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ikrimah exists “at the intersection” of Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab, says Hansen.
Nairobi Mall Attack: Al Shabaab’s Scandinavian Connection|Christopher Dickey|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I thought that metal was used only in jewelry,” Hansen said.
No Moving Parts|Murray F. Yaco
The good luck of Niels Hansen's wife offers meantime another subject of interest; for it was due to her own kindness of heart.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
They even carried off Jake Hansen's boot, and he came within one of being eaten alive.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman
Mr. Broby's house was in the same block as that of the Misses Hansen, only it was at the other end of the block.
Boyhood in Norway|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Mr. Hansen is a republican in his political views, having supported the party since becoming a naturalized American citizen.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman