McKinley

[ muh-kin-lee ]

/ məˈkɪn li /

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noun

William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.

Mount McKinley, former name of Denali.

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How to use McKinley in a sentence

As Albany bureau chief for the New York Times, McKinley wrote last June about his participation in the world-famous in-person press briefings that Cuomo conducted in the state Capitol’s Red Room.
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That behavior is brutal, King, Williams, McKinley and others contend.
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Later, the White House passed from McKinley to Theodore Roosevelt to Taft, and then from Harding to Coolidge to Hoover.
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Indeed, Republicans should take their cue from William McKinley, another Republican president and an Ohioan.
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Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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Bryan twice lost to William McKinley, in 1896 and 1900, and then again in 1908, to William Howard Taft.
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In the canvass of 1896 Mr. McKinley announced that he would make no electioneering tour.
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They say we are rude and vulgar; but Mr. McKinley was as courteous and as gentle as the most fastidious could wish.
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Mr. McKinley's action in this matter is considered to be not only right in itself, but an invaluable precedent.
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I heard a lady of unquestioned position say that she admired President McKinley, but regretted that he was not a gentleman.
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President McKinley is a popular President with the masses, but the aristocrats regard him with indifference.
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British Dictionary definitions for McKinley (1 of 2)

McKinley¹

/ (məˈkɪnlɪ) /

noun

Mount McKinley or Denali a mountain in S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range: the highest peak in North America. Height: 6194 m (20 320 ft)

British Dictionary definitions for McKinley (2 of 2)

McKinley²

/ (məˈkɪnlɪ) /

noun

William. 1843–1901, 25th president of the US (1897–1901). His administration was marked by high tariffs and by expansionist policies. He was assassinated

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