Hinton
[hin-tn, -tuh n]
- Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside,1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- William Augustus,1883–1959, U.S. medical researcher and educator.
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Examples from the Web for hinton
Contemporary Examples
When his wife, Hinton Mayor Sheryl Ann Cornelius, arrived home that evening, he was slumped in his chair, still clutching the gun.
He later said that Myler, who was installed by Hinton, would not have been his first choice for editor at News of the World.
“Conservative members of Congress have been after this program for years,” Hinton said.
Hinton still insists he was being honest about the facts as far as he knew.
“Yeah,” a Journal reporter told The Daily Beast, when the Hinton resignation was barely two hours old.
Historical Examples
Confess, Hinton, it is worth while being a soldier to be in Ireland.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
Yes, Hinton, they knew every man of them the position I stood in.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
Yes, Hinton, these are my sporting friends, sipping my wine while they plot my ruin.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
You don't look, Mr. Hinton, as if that were a latitat or a bill of costs you were reading.'
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
I have told you, Mr. Hinton, that I wish you to know my father.
Jack HintonCharles James Lever