Laing

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noun

R(onald) D(avid), 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.

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Words nearby Laing

laigh, laik, Lailat-ul-Qadr, lain, Laine, Laing, Laingian, laipse, lair, lairage, laird

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How to use Laing in a sentence

“Reasonable minds can disagree, and in this case, they have,” Laing said.
Gloria, City Attorney Disagree on Best Path for 101 Ash Suits|Lisa Halverstadt|June 21, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Laing’s personal experiences form a backdrop for the book, allowing other voices to be at the forefront.
Olivia Laing’s ‘Everybody’ explores the power and vulnerabilities of the human body|Michele Filgate|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Olivia Laing is the author of The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking.
The 10 Best Books on Literary Drunkenness|Olivia Laing|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This article by Aislinn Laing and Josie Ensor was first published by The Telegraph.
Nelson Mandela Memorial Interpreter Was a Fake|The Telegraph|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Laing herself said she is a Democrat and was a strong supporter of Filner during his run for mayor in 2012.
San Diego’s Rage Against the Mayor|Caitlin Dickson|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“People almost had started to write off the recall effort as not having any steam,” Laing told The Daily Beast.
San Diego’s Rage Against the Mayor|Caitlin Dickson|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Collier expresses his thanks to Mr. Laing for sending to him a very rare volume by Kyffin.
Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851|Various
His editor, Laing, bids us observe “that all these opprobrious terms are copied from Foxe, or rather from the black letter tract.”
John Knox and the Reformation|Andrew Lang
So this evening the General desired me to take a strong patrol of a hundred men, and go and find Laing.
The Matabele Campaign|R. S. S. Baden-Powell
The most valuable edition of Knox is the large one by the late Mr. David Laing, which contains much important annotation.
Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587|Various
This brought immediate assistance; but she was found lying by herself, and talking wildly about her Thomas Laing.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Laing

Laing

/ (leɪŋ) /

noun

R (onald) D (avid). 1927–89, Scottish psychiatrist; his best known books include The Divided Self (1960), The Politics of Experience and the Bird of Paradise (1967), and Knots (1970)

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