Jefferies

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪz /

noun

1. Richard. 1848–87, British writer and naturalist, noted for his observation of English country life: his books include Bevis (1882) and collections of essays such as The Open Air (1885)

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, I went to one of the sites that’s still up and running on Santa Monica Boulevard, just west of the 405, and met Jane Jefferies, 69.

From Los Angeles Times

Jefferies said she collects about $1,400 a month in Social Security, which isn’t enough to get her into an apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

Christian Martinez, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, criticized Jefferies’ appearance at the town hall, calling him “delusional, destructive, and drenched in hypocrisy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Since he makes it all about himself, we need to shun personalism and charisma in our ranks and make innocuous policy engineers and personnel managers like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies the faces of the Democratic Party.

From Salon

“Waking up to check the tweets for any policy announcements could become the norm,” Mohit Kumar, an economist at Jefferies, wrote in a note this morning.

From New York Times