Nobel

[noh-bel]

noun

1. Alfred Bernhard 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist: founding benefactor of the Nobel Prizes.

Nobel

/ nəʊˈbɛl /

noun

1. Alfred Bernhard (ˈalfreːd ˈbæːrnhard). 1833–96, Swedish chemist and philanthropist, noted for his invention of dynamite (1866) and his bequest founding the Nobel prizes

Example Sentences

The world’s brightest students compete to study at our universities and 17 national laboratories, to build innovative enterprises and win Nobel prizes as U.S. citizens.

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The question now is whether the president will use his political leverage and capital to take the bold action necessary to make himself truly deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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The Nobel committee, and the rest of the free world, will be tuned in.

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She added that the Nobel Prize "is independent of the Norwegian government".

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said he nominated the US president for a Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with "innovative diplomacy" that ended the clashes.

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