Hillary

[hil-uh-ree]

noun

Sir Edmund P.,1919–2008, New Zealand mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953.
a male or female given name.

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Examples from the Web for hillary

Contemporary Examples of hillary

Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton
Eleanor Clift
January 8, 2015
But Bush is as exciting to many conservatives as Hillary Clinton is to many progressives, meaning not so much.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee
Dean Obeidallah
January 6, 2015
But in doing so, are they ignoring other liberal alternatives to Hillary Clinton?
Elizabeth Warren 2016 Gets First Check From Liberals
Ben Jacobs
December 17, 2014
And with regard to taking on Hillary Clinton, he does no better than any of the rest of them.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!
Michael Tomasky
December 17, 2014
Now they have a new plan to win—with or without Hillary Clinton.
Progressives: Big Ideas Will Win Us 2016
David Freedlander
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples of hillary

"I merely threw out the idea as it were tentatively," said Hillary mildly.
The Prodigal Father
J. Storer Clouston
"There is also another possibility," continued Hillary in his gentle voice.
The Prodigal Father
J. Storer Clouston
Hillary and Grace seemed to know most of these people by sight.
The Memoirs of an American Citizen
Robert Herrick
I've known some prolific writers, but none could grind it out like Hillary Hardy.
The Mind Digger
Winston Marks
At least I'm Hillary Hardy, and your girl just told me you'd see me.
The Mind Digger
Winston Marks

British Dictionary definitions for hillary

Hillary

noun

Sir Edmund. 1919–2008, New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. He and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953); New Zealand ambassador to India (1984–89)

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