McClellan

[ muh-klel-uhn ]

noun

1. George Brin·ton [brin, -tn], 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War.

Example Sentences

McClellan said she had spoken with Northam about the race before the recent General Assembly session but had no advance warning that she didn’t win his favor.

From Washington Post

Born in Petersburg, McClellan was raised by parents who worked at Virginia State University.

From Washington Post

Moments after McAuliffe praised McClellan for working with him on gun control during his term in office, McClellan accused him of fumbling a 2016 plan to put restrictions on people from other states who carry concealed weapons in Virginia.

From Washington Post

“If you have a good surveillance system,” McClellan said, “you can identify the variants before they spread widely.”

From Washington Post

Still, McClellan estimated, the agency’s review process from the time it receives an application to issuing an EUA could take up to a month.

From ProPublica

I have asked the same of producer Max McClellan, who also has a distinguished career at CBS News.

From The Daily Beast

No way was George McClellan (listed) a worse general than Ambrose Burnside.

From The Daily Beast

Lincoln fired McClellan, his top Civil War general, after months of exasperation over how McClellan was fighting the war.

From The Daily Beast

Lincoln didn't campaign, either, but he pulled levers from behind the scenes and beat McClellan by 10 points.

From The Daily Beast

Think George McClellan against Abraham Lincoln, or Henry Wallace against Harry Truman.

From The Daily Beast

On the following day, the forces under McClellan set up infantry fire with cannon fire just preceding it at the top of the hill.

From Project Gutenberg

His entire loss in that battle was about nine thousand and five hundred, McClellan's about four thousand.

From Project Gutenberg

They recalled the scenes of those terrible demoralizing days,—how McClellan kept out of harm's way.

From Project Gutenberg

A year later there were pale faces, when the army of McClellan swept through Williamsburg.

From Project Gutenberg

There can be little doubt now of the consummate tact of McClellan's retreat.

From Project Gutenberg