Kingsley

[ kingz-lee ]

/ ˈkɪŋz li /

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noun

Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.

Sidney, 1906–1995, U.S. playwright.

a male given name.

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How to use Kingsley in a sentence

Jason Kingsley, the son of one of the producers, would go on to appear 55 times on the show talking about his disability.
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Who would not want to write the life of a character as compelling as Norman Kingsley Mailer?
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The first faux-Fleming assignments went to writers such as Kingsley Amis (writing as “Robert Markham”) and John Gardner.
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Matt Saver, Pat Kingsley, Jennifer Allen, Grant Niman, and his uncle Jerry Borack, may he rest in peace.
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LUCKY JIM By Kingsley Amis Kingsley Amis's first and best novel, and one of the founding books of the genre.
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It stands in the midst of a group of Scotch firs which were great favorites with Kingsley.
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If you volunteer, my orders remain; if not, turn this letter over to Mr. Kingsley, who will find for me the companion I require.
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Then the door was shut on Mr. Paul Kingsley, and the thought flew away and was gone.
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Kingsley came twice without finding him; then wrote, asking for an appointment.
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This deeply interesting house has many memories of Charles Kingsley as well as of Hawker.
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British Dictionary definitions for Kingsley

Kingsley

/ (ˈkɪŋzlɪ) /

noun

Sir Ben. born 1943, British actor. He won an Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film Gandhi (1982); his later films include Schindler's List (1993) and Sexy Beast (2000)

Charles. 1819–75, British clergyman and author. His works include the historical romances Westward Ho! (1855) and Hereward the Wake (1866) and the children's story The Water Babies (1863)

his brother, Henry . 1830–76, British novelist, editor, and journalist, who spent some time in Australia. His works include Ravenshoe (1861) and the Anglo-Australian novels The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn (1859) and The Hillyars and the Burtons (1865)

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