Nichols

[ nik-uh lz ]

/ ˈnɪk əlz /

noun

John,born 1940, U.S. novelist.

MikeMichael Igor Peschkowsky,1931–2014, U.S. stage and film director, born in Germany.

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Example sentences from the Web for nichols

After being yelled at like that by Christopher, is it comforting or horrifying for Morello to run into Nichols immediately?
Natasha Lyonne and Yael Stone on OITNB’s Heartbreaking Scene|Kevin Fallon|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One outfitter found a camp in timber—a Nichols camp, with a fresh three-rock campfire.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then Sheriff Onstad got a call: a country shopkeeper had found in his till a check from Nichols.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I was kid, I thrived on the Marx Brothers and Woody Allen, Tom Lehrer and Nichols and May.
Tom Reiss: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Her entire worldview, as Nichols teases her about, is based on West Side Story.
‘Orange Is the New Black’: The Daily Beast Staff Debates Who’s the Best Character||July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
While Mr. Nichols signed the register, Penny and Rosanna sat down nearby.
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key|Joan Clark
You will find Nichols all that you pronounce him, and I agree with you in thinking he has outshone even Hampton.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2|Samuel J. Tilden
They were the Act of Accusation, prepared long before, against the man Nichols.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
Mr. Nichols remained during the day but late in the afternoon he was forced to start for home as his work had been neglected.
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key|Joan Clark
I take the liberty of wishing to have it returned soon, directed to my Friend Mr. Nichols.
Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous|Samuel Pegge

British Dictionary definitions for nichols

Nichols

/ (ˈnɪkəlz) /

noun

Peter (Richard). born 1927, British dramatist, whose works include A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1967), the musical Privates on Parade (1977), and Blue Murder (1995)

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