Neill

/ (niːl) /


noun
  1. A (lexander) S (utherland). 1883–1973, Scottish educationalist and writer, who put his progressive educational theories into practice at Summerhill school (founded 1921)

  2. Sam . born 1947, New Zealand film and television actor; his work includes the television series Reilly, Ace of Spies, (1983) and the films My Brilliant Career (1979), Dead Calm (1989), Jurassic Park (1993), and The Piano (1993)

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How to use Neill in a sentence

  • He is unable to get over his ex-wife as he meets other women, and we are supposed to feel sorry for Neill.

  • Will you permit me to ride to Allahabad, sir, and tell General Neill how matters stand here?

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • General Neill, who came later and assumed the rôle of magistrate, showed neither pity nor mercy.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • On the 24th July, 1818, during a storm in Orkney, Mr. Neill picked up hailstones weighing from four ounces to nearly half a pound.

    The Rain Cloud | Anonymous
  • Neill and I made one trip to Bath where we went through the old Roman baths and walked through the rest of the city.