O'Casey

[ oh-key-see ]

noun
  1. Sean [shawn, shahn], /ʃɔn, ʃɑn/, 1880–1964, Irish playwright.

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How to use O'Casey in a sentence

  • Mr. O'Casey smiled at the serious, eager young man before him.

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  • Peter wished that Mr. O'Casey would turn and nod, but no such miracle occurred.

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  • Hank said that in his opinion Mike O'Casey was a card and highly worthy of the admiration of every young man in town.

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  • After an hour of agony and anticipation he had been ushered into the awe-inspiring offices of president Mike O'Casey.

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British Dictionary definitions for O'Casey

O'Casey

/ (əʊˈkeɪsɪ) /


noun
  1. Sean (ʃɔːn). 1880–1964, Irish dramatist. His plays include Juno and the Paycock (1924) and The Plough and the Stars (1926), which are realistic pictures of Dublin slum life

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