McMillan

[ muhk-mil-uhn ]

/ məkˈmɪl ən /

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noun

Edwin Mat·ti·son

[mat-uh-suhn], /ˈmæt ə sən/, 1907–91, U.S. educator and physicist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1951.

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Words nearby McMillan

McLuhan, McLuhan, (Herbert) Marshall, McMahon, McMansion, McMaster, McMillan, McMinnville, McMurdo Sound, McNair, McNally, McNamara

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How to use McMillan in a sentence

In an interview with The Ringer, Hawks guard Kevin Huerter praised McMillan for the impact he’s had on the team.
The Atlanta Hawks Were Going Nowhere — Until Nate McMillan Became Their Coach|Andres Waters|May 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
McMillan has built a reputation of getting his teams into the postseason — the Pacers reached the playoffs in each of his four seasons as head coach.
The Atlanta Hawks Were Going Nowhere — Until Nate McMillan Became Their Coach|Andres Waters|May 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Just look at McMillan’s surprising success with the Hawks, Doc Rivers’ resurgence in Philadelphia and Monty Williams, who was just announced Coach of the Year with the Phoenix Suns.
Your 2021 NBA Playoff Guide|Toyloy Brown|May 19, 2021|Ozy
McMillan will release his annual report on direct-to-consumer, or DtC, sales on May 25.
Buying wine online is another pandemic-era shift that’s poised to stick around|Dave McIntyre|May 14, 2021|Washington Post

“Digital sales have ramped up, and there is every reason to believe they will continue at a high pace,” McMillan wrote in an email.
Buying wine online is another pandemic-era shift that’s poised to stick around|Dave McIntyre|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Outside, they killed Hector McMillan, a Canadian missionary, before joining the ranks of the fleeing rebels.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After The Source, Osorio became an executive editor at BET.com before McMillan came calling.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet without money, without access, and without readership, that history McMillan seems intent on making will be absent.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The current print circulation, also provided by McMillan, stands somewhere between 175,000 and 250,000, depending on the issue.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2005, Jimmy McMillan founded The Rent is Too Damn High Party.
The Rent Bubble Is Going to Blow Up Across the Country|John Surico|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"You go with me," declared McMillan, twisting his left hand in the collar of Carl's bathing suit.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
"McMillan is pulling back to the pier," proceeded Dick, watching below.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
On this account, McMillan was not very amiably disposed toward the young motorist and his friends.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
Mebby it won't be so easy as you think for McMillan to get us away from these scoundrels.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
They were alone under the electric light, all the others on the wharf having gone with McMillan to help in the rescue of Holcomb.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for McMillan

McMillan

/ (məkˈmɪlən) /

noun

Edwin M (attison). 1907–91, US physicist; Nobel prize for chemistry 1951 (with Glenn Seaborg) for the discovery of transuranic elements

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