Marshall

[ mahr-shuhl ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃəl /

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noun

Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.

George C(at·lett)

[kat-lit], /ˈkæt lɪt/, 1880–1959, U.S. general and statesman: secretary of state 1947–49; Nobel Peace Prize 1953.

John, 1755–1835, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1801–35.

Thomas Riley, 1854–1925, vice president of the U.S. 1913–21.

Thur·good

[thur-good], /ˈθɜr gʊd/, 1908–93, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1967–91.

a city in NE Texas.

a town in central Missouri.

a town in SW Minnesota.

Also Marshal. a male given name.

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Words nearby Marshall

marseille, marseilles, marsh, Marsha, marshal, Marshall, Marshallese, Marshall, George C., marshalling yard, Marshall Islands, Marshall, John

How to use Marshall in a sentence

An elderly judge demanded that Marshall breathe into his face.
America’s first post-World War II race riot led to the near-lynching of Thurgood Marshall|Chris Lamb|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
Marshall never married or had children and was private about her personal life, her family says.
'I Want This Over.' For Victims and the Accused, Justice Is Delayed as COVID-19 Snarls Courts|Melissa Chan|February 22, 2021|Time
Marshall said the agency now expects to finalize them this month.
Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu|Lisa Halverstadt and Andrew Keatts|February 10, 2021|Voice of San Diego
“I was impressed by what Roye had accomplished having built YouNeek from scratch,” Marshall said.
He dreamed of creating his own African superhero universe. Now it’s finally paying off.|David Betancourt|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

When the team took buses to play at Marshall nearly six hours away, Franklin drove his truck.
A college football coach’s season at war with the coronavirus — and his own school|Kent Babb|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Bonauto, now an official MacArthur genius, is rightly known as the Thurgood Marshall of the marriage movement.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The founders of Ethical Oil, and opechatesgays, are Hamish Marshall and his wife, Kathryn Marshall.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hamish Marshall himself is a former staffer of Prime Minister Harper.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are also portraits, protests, reportage and Jim Marshall was there to shoot it all—or pretty closely.
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In all fairness, too, Marshall has at the ready pretty rational reasons for almost every change he made in this adaptation.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, on small islands, such as the Coral and Marshall Islands, the natives construct their huts from pandan wood.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
She was thinking of his insinuation at Marshall Dean's expense.
Warrior Gap|Charles King
"Please come, Marshall," pleaded Jessie; but he shook his head.
Warrior Gap|Charles King
And the time was coming when Marshall Dean would need all that he could muster.
Warrior Gap|Charles King
Marshall would be on duty again within a very few days, the colonel said.
Warrior Gap|Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for Marshall

Marshall

/ (ˈmɑːʃəl) /

noun

Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)

George Catlett. 1880–1959, US general and statesman. He was chief of staff of the US army (1939–45) and, as secretary of state (1947–49), he proposed the Marshall Plan (1947), later called the European Recovery Programme: Nobel peace prize 1953

John. 1755–1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801–35), he established the principles of US constitutional law

Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)

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