Leigh

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noun

1. Vivien Vivian Mary Hartley, 1913–67, English actress.
2. a male or female given name.

Leigh

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1. a town in NW England, in Wigan unitary authority, Greater Manchester: engineering industries. Pop: 43 006 (2001)

Leigh

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noun

1. LeighMike1943MBritishTHEATRE: dramatistTHEATRE: theatre directorFILMS AND TV: directorFILMS AND TV: television director Mike. born 1943, British dramatist and theatre, film, and television director, noted for his use of improvisation. His plays include Abigail's Party (1977), and his films include High Hopes (1988), Secrets and Lies (1996), Vera Drake (2004), and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
2. LeighVivien19131967FEnglishTHEATRE: stage actressFILMS AND TV: actress Vivien, real name Vivian Hartley. 1913–67, English stage and film actress. Her films include Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), for both of which she won Oscars

Example Sentences

Royal Robbins, Fred Beckey, Al Read, Yvon Chouinard, Willy Unsoeld, Barry Corbet, Mike Munger, Leigh and Irene Ortenburger, Richard Pownall, and Peter Lev are just a few of the climbers to establish many of the routes that are Teton classics today.

From Outside Online

The novel consists of letters between Leigh Botts, a schoolboy whose lunch is always getting stolen, and Boyd Henshaw, an author with whom Leigh began corresponding for a class assignment.

From Washington Post

Leigh’s often-absent father is a truck driver, and his parents eventually divorce.

From Washington Post

“At first I was surprised because it wasn’t funny like your other books,” Leigh writes in one revealing letter to Henshaw, explaining that he had just finished the fictional author’s new work.

From Washington Post

Moris’s attorney, Leigh, countered that he was justified in using force because Pesoa had spit blood at him twice and threatened to again, raising concern about exposure to an infectious disease.

From Washington Post

His explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching Tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.

From The Daily Beast

He said it was too soon to judge Mr Turner and certainly too soon to describe late era Leigh—“I have not died yet!”

From The Daily Beast

When asked to evaluate his own work, Leigh was a little more reticent.

From The Daily Beast

Only then are they are introduced to one another for hundreds of improvisation sessions led by Leigh.

From The Daily Beast

In the masterpiece Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh translates the soul of his characters on screen.

From The Daily Beast

Edward Leigh, a learned Englishman, and member of the long parliament, died.

From Project Gutenberg

The kindly notice of Mrs. Leigh was attracted to him, and she lent him books, and encouraged him to studious pursuits.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Leigh heeded the loss of all these things less than her sons.

From Project Gutenberg

James Leigh had left a will in the possession of the old man who accompanied them home.

From Project Gutenberg

That night Mrs. Leigh stopped at home—that only night for many months.

From Project Gutenberg