Meyer

[ mahy-er ]

/ ˈmaɪ ər /

noun

Adolf,1866–1950, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Switzerland.

Albert (Gregory),1903–65, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman.

Annie Florance Nathan,1867–1951, U.S. writer and educator, a founder of Barnard College.

Jul·ius Lo·thar

[jool-yuh s loh-thahr; German yoo-lee-oo s loh-tahr, loh-tahr] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈloʊ θɑr; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈloʊ tɑr, loʊˈtɑr/,1830–95, German chemist.

a male given name.

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well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

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Example sentences from the Web for meyer

For his tireless assault on evolutionary biology and downsizing the deity to fit within science, I give Meyer second place.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“[The daughter] has always been a good kid and he has had no real problems with her,” Meyer later wrote in his report.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meyer's actions that day helped lead to the recovery of their bodies and saved the lives of a number of wounded troops.
What Comes After the Medal of Honor: An Interview with Dakota Meyer|Brian Van Reet|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Meyer and Ross are right that English translations of the Bible do speak of the heavens being “stretched out.”
Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang|Karl W. Giberson|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"But der concealment—der concealment," shouted Mr. Meyer, excitedly.
The Wreck of the Titan|Morgan Robertson
Once or twice Meyer Isaacson glanced across the room to Mrs. Chepstow.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Mr. Meyer describes the ceaseless progress of the destruction even now, when there is so little left to destroy.
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
As he spoke, he looked away from Meyer Isaacson across the table to the wall opposite to him.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
As a supplement to the latter Meyer has been publishing his invaluable contributions to Middle Irish lexicography.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

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