Jenkins

British  

/ ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz /

noun

1. Roy ( Harris ), Baron Jenkins of Hillhead. 1920–2003, British politician and author; Labour home secretary (1965–67, 1974–76) and chancellor of the exchequer (1967–70); president of the European Commission (1977–80); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981); leader of party (1982–83); Chancellor of Oxford University (1987–2003)

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Example Sentences

Costume designer Sian Jenkins tried to demonstrate Mary's journey to finding herself through her wardrobe, which throughout the series transitions from creams and beiges to bold greens and reds, despite her mother, the infamous Mrs Bennet, berating her at every turn.

From BBC

Two history books left a strong impression on me this year: Paul Andrew Hutton’s “The Undiscovered Country,” an expansive narrative of the American West that also offers intimate portraits of some of our country’s most intrepid explorers and statesmen, and Tiffany Jenkins’s “Strangers and Intimates,” which examines how we have come to understand the distinction between public and private from antiquity to the present day and offers a powerful defense of the human need to cultivate a private world.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's a daunting challenge for the man charged with supervising Britain's response, the First Sea Lord Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins.

From BBC

Jenkins asked San Quentin administration to provide data on the amount of write-ups that occurred within Donner, its single-cell “earned living” unit for residents who demonstrate disciplinary-free conduct.

From Los Angeles Times

Brooke Jenkins, who helped draft the legislation.

From Los Angeles Times