Houdini, Harry

[ (hooh-dee-nee) ]

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An American magician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famed for his ability to escape from straitjackets, chains, handcuffs, and locked chests.

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How to use Houdini, Harry in a sentence

There is, fortunately, not too much telling of the future in Harry Potter.
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President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
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The biggest misfire here, though, was the notion that anyone would believe that this dude looked at all like Prince Harry.
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Do you want the marriage of your daughter with the rich and Honourable Harry broken?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
"Colonel Shaffer is a few miles to the west with about five hundred men," replied Harry.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
"It will go through, if I live," calmly replied Harry, as he carefully concealed the message in the lining of his coat.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn