Hoffmann

[ hof-muhn; for 1, 2 also German hawf-mahn ]

/ ˈhɒf mən; for 1, 2 also German ˈhɔfˌmɑn /

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E(rnst) T(he·o·dor) A(ma·de·us) (Wil·helm)

[ernst tey-aw-dohr-ah-mah-dey-oos vil-helm], /ɛrnst ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.

Jo·sef

[joh-zuhf, -suhf], /ˈdʒoʊ zəf, -səf/, 1870–1956, Viennese architect and designer, born in Austria-Hungary.

Ro·ald

[roh-uhl, -ahl], /ˈroʊ əl, -ɑl/, born 1937, U.S. chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1981.

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How to use Hoffmann in a sentence

Additionally, Gaby Hoffmann showed off a natural below the belt look during her multi-episode arc on the super trendy Girls.
Madonna Took a Selfie of Her Hairy Armpit. So What?|Amy Zimmerman|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Meike Hoffmann, an art historian who has examined the collection, there are works dating back to the 16th century.
The Man Who Hoarded Art for the Nazis|Christopher Dickey, Nadette De Visser|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hitler responded by buying her (through Hoffmann) an apartment five minutes from his flat, where Ilse came to live too.
New Biography Explores the Life and Myth of Eva Braun|Andrew Roberts|November 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Hoffmann was a good friend of the composer's, and was frequently found at his rooms smoking.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

In this sense Matthys completed the transformation begun by Hoffmann.
German Culture Past and Present|Ernest Belfort Bax
The episode is furnished with a beginning and ending original with Hoffmann.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
Hoffmann's father was a physician, and he was himself born in Halle, whose university he attended.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Hoffmann was musical director in Bamberg; he is now Government Councillor.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer