Ney

American  

[ney] / neɪ /

noun

1. Michel Duke of Elchingen 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.

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Ney British  

/ neɪ, nɛ /

noun

1. Michel (miʃɛl), Duc d'Elchingen. 1769–1815, French marshal, who earned the epithet Bravest of the Brave at the battle of Borodino (1812) in the Napoleonic Wars. He rallied to Napoleon on his return from Elba and was executed for treason (1815)

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Example Sentences

I did feel some sense of cosmic justice after Ney’s resignation in 2006, when he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.

From Salon

Representatives Bob Ney and Walter B. Jones, who directed three Congressional cafeterias to similarly alter their menus in 2003.

From Salon

The most important governing factor is economics, observes Jeremy Ney, an expert in graphically displaying social and economic disparities.

From Los Angeles Times

“Ninety-five percent of the punishment is just the cloud of having an ethics investigation, and so ultimately, the process is the punishment,” Ney said in an interview Thursday.

From Seattle Times

“Our suit contends that schools cannot force teachers to promote novel views about gender fluidity and ever-expanding pronoun categories without regard to the First Amendment or due process,” said Josh Ney, one of her attorneys.

From Seattle Times