Henley

¹ American  

[hen-lee] / ˈhɛn li /

Or henley

noun

Henleys plural

1. a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.

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Henley ² American  

[hen-lee] / ˈhɛn li /

noun

1. Beth (Becker), born 1952, U.S. playwright.

2. William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor.

3. Henley-on-Thames.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Henleys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Henley

After a style traditionally worn by rowers at Henley-on-Thames

Example Sentences

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Henley Henleys

As Henley said: "Taking the corset off and wearing a gym tunic was an incredibly liberating moment."

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

For now, he is helping San Diego Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley, a Crenshaw graduate, coach his youth football team ages 12 and 13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Henley notes in a report that nearly half its U.S. clients are pursuing European programs—led by Portugal and Italy—while others are split between Latin America and the Caribbean, which offer quicker paths.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Last week, Lewis Waters, who attended The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died with the infection.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Mrs. Henley was our seventh grade art teacher who just couldn’t handle getting old.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

All the Henleys have become caregivers for Mike, bolstered by the aides who come to their house every day since he entered hospice care.

From BBC ● May 30, 2012

The Henleys went from living on two salaries to one.

From BBC ● May 30, 2012

To most adults, let alone children, the situations the Henleys face every day would be hard to bear.

From BBC ● May 30, 2012

She thought of the Henleys parting from their son, and envied them.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

The small green-bound Henleys stand in a row.

From Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins