Herrick

[ her-ik ]

/ ˈhɛr ɪk /

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noun

Robert, 1591–1674, English poet.

Robert, 1868–1938, U.S. novelist.

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How to use Herrick in a sentence

Four months later, after Herrick contacted police in Newport, the warrant was issued for Gray’s arrest.
Missing jewels and art: A lawsuit against a retired professor is ruffling the well-to-do from Georgetown to Newport, R.I.|Paul Schwartzman|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
This study won’t end the debate over Venus’ tectonic structure, but the team was able to “recognize that there was a bigger picture pattern,” Herrick says.
Jostling in Venus’ crust could reveal clues about Earth’s early geology|Monroe Hammond|June 25, 2021|Popular-Science
In a study in the October Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Herrick, soil scientist Gabriel Price-Christenson and colleagues tested samples from soils impacted by jumping worms.
Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests|Megan Sever|September 29, 2020|Science News
This allows multiple species to invade and thrive together, Herrick says.
Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests|Megan Sever|September 29, 2020|Science News

Herrick lay in the long grass of the wooded lot, against the wall of the Hoover place.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy
Again there was a light footstep overhead, and Herrick guessed that enough time had elapsed for the toilet to have been completed.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy
And at the same moment the last knot yielded to stiff fingers and Herrick staggered to his feet.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy
As he spoke the pane above Herrick's head, where he struggled with the loose shutter, cracked into flying splinters.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy
I think you'd best take the end, Mr. Kane; me and Mr. Herrick the front windows—Lord, who's this?
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for Herrick

Herrick

/ (ˈhɛrɪk) /

noun

Robert. 1591–1674, English poet. His chief work is the Hesperides (1648), a collection of short, delicate, sacred, and pastoral lyrics

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