Milligan

/ (ˈmɪlɪɡən) /

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noun

Spike, real name Terence Alan Milligan. 1918–2002, Irish radio, stage, and film comedian and author, born in India. He appeared in The Goon Show (with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe; BBC Radio, 1952–60) and his films include Postman's Knock (1962), Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall (1972), The Three Musketeers (1974), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), and Yellowbeard (1982). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2000

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Words nearby Milligan

millieme, milliequivalent, millier, millifarad, milligal, Milligan, milligram, milligram-hour, millihenry, Millikan, millilambert

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How to use Milligan in a sentence

Milligan says audience members always want to come up after the play and tell him their stories.
The Play Obamacare Needs: ‘Mercy Killers’ at the Working Theater|Emily Wilson|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I dwell on this because I am a little disappointed that you should have made such a mistake in sizing up Milligan.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son|George Horace Lorimer
And his mother announced Miss Milligan, with the usual futile determination not to cheat.
The Angel of Pain|E. F. Benson
The Milligan decision dissipated the technical jurisdiction of the Commission.
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt|David Miller DeWitt

Agnes Milligan was out and after; the moon shone clear through a cloud, and she saw the brave man tak the water at the broadest.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17|Alexander Leighton
The Rev. James Milligan lingered a moment by his door to watch.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood