Nichols

[ nik-uhlz ]

/ ˈnɪk əlz /

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noun

John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.

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

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Words nearby Nichols

Nicholas of Cusa, Nicholas, Saint, Nicholas V, Nicholasville, Nichole, Nichols, Nicholson, Nichrome, nicht, nicht wahr, Nicias

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How to use Nichols in a sentence

The laws are quite capable and we were capable of bringing charges against McVeigh, Nichols and other terrorists.
‘Most Heinous Attack.’ Merrick Garland Pledges to Take on Domestic Terrorism as Attorney General|Vera Bergengruen|February 23, 2021|Time
Though he never stopped feeling like an outsider, Nichols became an insider’s insider.
Mike Nichols’s creative, extraordinary life|Kathi Wolfe|February 23, 2021|Washington Blade
Previously, Nichols served as a Kauffman Fellow and Investment Director at Intel Capital, focusing on media and entertainment.
Marlon Nichols will discuss how to secure seed funding at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021|Brian Heater|February 19, 2021|TechCrunch
Nichols inched closer to her dream job this month when the Washington Wizards named her the general manager of their G League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.
From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the G League’s second female GM|Ava Wallace|January 30, 2021|Washington Post

The two began a friendship and discussed potential business opportunities stemming from a paper Nichols had read about renewable energy applications in the agriculture industry.
SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time|Jonathan Shieber|December 4, 2020|TechCrunch
Taylor Nichols, meanwhile, took the Henry James route and went native, marrying one of extras.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
Lorna Morello and Nicky Nichols are two of the most important characters on Orange Is the New Black.
Natasha Lyonne and Yael Stone on OITNB’s Heartbreaking Scene|Kevin Fallon|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That play eventually became the movie Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols.
The Climax of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’|Robert Hofler|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether Talbot had a Terry Nichols—or any accomplice not secretly working against him—also remains unknown.
Far-Right Texas Terrorist Planned Murder And Robbery Spree in the Name of ‘Liberty’|Caitlin Dickson|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nichols, the narrator of this and others, is made after the model of his reflective skippers.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 13th 1915|Various
He waited as Harry Nichols dipped into a kitchenette, then came back with three glasses of soda and a huge black Havana.
Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage
Harry Nichols did not exactly brighten under the professional flattery.
Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage
Harry Nichols turned and strode to an ornate mantel-piece upon which was a single cabinet photo.
Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage
Delaney had already sized Nichols up as a very clever young man.
Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage

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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