Knudsen

[ nood-suhn; Danish knoo-suhn ]

/ ˈnud sən; Danish ˈknu sən /

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noun

William S. Signius Wilhelm Paul Knudsen, 1879–1948, U.S. industrialist, born in Denmark.

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How to use Knudsen in a sentence

What Knudsen set in motion over the next five years not only saved America but the free world.
Bill Knudsen’s Business Skills Saved the U.S. at the Dawn of World War II|Arthur Herman|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Knudsen had to fire people–mostly managers who had trapped Chevy in its money-losing mold–and restructure what was left.
Bill Knudsen’s Business Skills Saved the U.S. at the Dawn of World War II|Arthur Herman|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the end, Knudsen knew what Romney knows: that jobs are the result of productivity and profits, not the other way around.
Bill Knudsen’s Business Skills Saved the U.S. at the Dawn of World War II|Arthur Herman|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No one expects Mitt Romney to save the world, as Knudsen did.
Bill Knudsen’s Business Skills Saved the U.S. at the Dawn of World War II|Arthur Herman|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Knudsen made him shave the other half of his face himself—a botched job, but still David finished it.
At Plattsburg|Allen French
He did not approach the subject again till he and Knudsen and I and Corder were together in the tent.
At Plattsburg|Allen French
When we had got back to the tent, and had lost our emergency non-com., Knudsen began to praise him for an excellent corporal.
At Plattsburg|Allen French
And in our ponchos we marched; they covered the packs, making us look like pedlers, or as Knudsen said, like camels.
At Plattsburg|Allen French
Speaking of corporals, Corder has brought out new facts regarding Knudsen.
At Plattsburg|Allen French