O'Connor

[ oh-kon-er ]

/ oʊˈkɒn ər /

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noun

Frank Michael Donovan, 1903–66, Irish writer.

(Mary) Flannery, 1925–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

John Joseph, Cardinal, 1920–2000, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1984–2000.

Sandra Day, born 1930, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court1981–2006 and first woman appointed to that position.

Thomas Power, 1848–1929, Irish journalist, author, and political leader.

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How to use O'Connor in a sentence

And so the “Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria” in this number earns it a spot on my list.
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That hers could be a scene in a David O. Russell film brings it to the next level.
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O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
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D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
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That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
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O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness?
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British Dictionary definitions for O'Connor

O'Connor

/ (əʊˈkɒnə) /

noun

Feargus. 1794–1855, Irish politician and journalist, a leader of the Chartist movement

(Mary) Flannery. 1925–64, US novelist and short-story writer, author of Wise Blood (1952) and The Violent Bear it Away (1960)

Frank, real name Michael O'Donovan. 1903–66, Irish short-story writer and critic

Thomas Power, known as Tay Pay. 1848–1929, Irish journalist and nationalist leader

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