Armstrong
(Daniel) Louis "Satchmo", 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.
Henry Henry Jackson, 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.
Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.
Neil A., 1930–2012, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
Words Nearby Armstrong
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Armstrong in a sentence
Armstrong notes that a group of friends not all being in the same place 17 years later is “more realistic” than if they had all been still friends and still living in New York.
A ‘Sex and the City’ reboot without Samantha? Fans aren’t pleased, but it can still be fabulous. | Lisa Bonos | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostArmstrong said she’s worked for two venture-backed e-commerce startups previously, including greeting card maker Lovepop.
Despite hungry VCs, DTC brands are rethinking their fundraising approach | Anna Hensel | January 8, 2021 | DigidayArmstrong said in an interview that in the next two weeks, the agency and its contracted partners hope to more than double the number of genomic sequences posted on public websites.
CDC foresees spread in U.S. of highly contagious coronavirus variant | Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post“We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to understand that investing in crypto is not without risk,” Armstrong wrote in a blog post on the company website.
Coinbase CEO issues a warning to investors about Bitcoin risk | rhhackettfortune | December 17, 2020 | FortuneIn a blog post announcing the changes, Armstrong noted that Kelly will be replacing Chris Dodds as the Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee, and that Dodds intends to spend more time on matters related to his family.
I just did one [Geezer] with Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Telegraph's Lisa Armstrong called the show a "stupendously vacuous enterprise."
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture | Amy Zimmerman | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith exquisite timing, religious historian Karen Armstrong steps forth with Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Armstrong writes, “It was not a ‘great objective something,’ but had imprecise connotations of obligation and taboo.”
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArmstrong notes that Wise washed his clothes as soon as he got home that night.
The school began with General Armstrong as the principal, two additional teachers and fifteen students.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeySo in the eighteen months since Dr. Armstrong had been preaching in the church on the corner, John had hardly spoken to a child.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardI don't believe that was an Armstrong slug, though: it acted too sort of lazy.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury StephensBallindine was not a good living, and Mr Armstrong had a very large family; he was, therefore, a poor man.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony TrollopeGeordie Armstrong, after a somewhat stormy past, had become a steady hewer, and a local preacher of some repute.
Tales of Northumbria | Howard Pease
British Dictionary definitions for Armstrong
/ (ˈɑːmˌstrɒŋ) /
Edwin Howard. 1890–1954, US electrical engineer; invented the superheterodyne radio receiver and the FM radio
(Daniel) Louis, known as Satchmo. 1900–71, US jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer
Gillian. born 1950, Australian film director; her films include My Brilliant Career (1978), Little Women (1994), and Charlotte Gray (2001)
Neil (Alden). 1930–2012, US astronaut; commanded Apollo 11 on the first manned lunar landing during which he became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969
Lance . born 1971, US cyclist, winner of 7 Tour de France titles, 1999–2005; stripped of the titles in 2012 and banned for life, having been found to have used banned substances
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse