Herman

[hur-muhn]

noun

1. Woodrow Woody, 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.

2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “army” and “ man.”

Example Sentences

At the Dutch energy ministry, which is actually called the Ministry for Climate Policy and Green Growth, the Minister Sophie Hermans wasn't available for an interview.

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Bass campaign spokesperson Douglas Herman pushed back on the criticism, saying the city needs to “move past divisive attacks.”

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Its mission was to produce prose in the style of Herman Melville’s famous story “Bartleby the Scrivener,” about an office worker who responds to his boss’s requests with “I would prefer not to.”

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The bag’s front trumpets the lack of artificial flavors and dyes; the back describes Herman Lay’s original chip recipe, which PepsiCo says is still in use but has evolved over more than 80 years.

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Sixty years ago the British invasion was in full swing — beyond the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, bands like the Kinks, the Dave Clark Five, Herman’s Hermits and the Animals were all touring across America.

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