Newman

[ noo-muh n, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu mən, ˈnyu- /

noun

John Henry, Cardinal,1801–90, English theologian and author.

Paul Leonard,1925–2008, U.S. actor.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for newman

Newman asked the audience, referring to a comedy troupe that preceded Newman.
NYPD Heckles Comedian During Arrest (NSFW)|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I begin to observe that it sounds as if Sully is in microcosm what Newman himself…but that is as far as I get.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Newman and Jacqueline had three children by the time they divorced.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What Newman brought to the screen, what allowed him to blossom, was his ability to make Hud and Harper and Fast Eddie so familiar.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Newman imparts a simplicity and a boyish eagerness to his characters.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That saying of Newman became common ever afterwards on board, when we saw a man determined to do a thing—“Kill the whale he will!”
Old Jack|W.H.G. Kingston
Newman had a kindness for old memories, but he found it impossible not to perceive that Tristram was nowadays a very light weight.
The American|Henry James
He tells us that "religious error is, in itself, of an immoral nature" (Newman).
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work|P. Chalmers Mitchell
Newman knew that the marquise disliked his telegrams, though he could see no sufficient reason for it.
The American|Henry James
With Newman he seems to have been brought into contact hardly at all.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)|John Morley

British Dictionary definitions for newman

Newman

/ (ˈnjuːmən) /

noun

Barnet. 1905–70, US painter, a founder of Abstract Expressionism: his paintings include the series Stations of the Cross (1965–66)

John Henry. 1801–90, British theologian and writer. Originally an Anglican minister, he was a prominent figure in the Oxford Movement. He became a Roman Catholic (1845) and a priest (1847) and was made a cardinal (1879). His writings include the spiritual autobiography Apologia pro vita sua (1864), a treatise on the nature of belief, The Grammar of Assent (1870), and hymns

Paul. 1925–2008, US film actor and director, who appeared in such films as Hud (1963), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), The Verdict (1982), The Color of Money (1986), Nobody's Fool (1994), and Road to Perdition (2002)

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