Hillary

[hil-uh-ree]

noun

1. Sir Edmund P., 1919–2008, New Zealand mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953.

2. a male or female given name.

Hillary

/ ˈhɪlərɪ /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

As for the polling, ask Edmund Muskie, Gary Hart or Hillary Clinton how much those soundings matter at this exceedingly early stage of a presidential race.

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That’s why people like Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, have warned that the Supreme Court “will do to gay marriage what it did to abortion.”

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It wasn’t former President Barack Obama or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the most recent Democratic presidential nominee.

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The invasion in 2003 had the support of most of Washington, including Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.

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Victoria’s Secret Chief Executive Hillary Super took over last fall after stints at lingerie competitor Savage X Fenty and apparel retailer Anthropologie.

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