O'Flaherty

[ oh-fla-her-tee ]

/ oʊˈflæ hər ti /

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noun

Li·am

[lee-uhm], /ˈli əm/, 1896–1984, Irish novelist.

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Words nearby O'Flaherty

Ofgem, Of Human Bondage, Ofili, of it, oflag, O'Flaherty, of late, OFlem, Oflot, O.F.M., Of Mice and Men

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How to use O'Flaherty 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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He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.
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It was Tarshis who gave the comedian the memorable epithet “Jell-O Man.”
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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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Born in Connecticut in 1847, he had a long railroad career before coming to the B O in 1896.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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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'Flaherty

O'Flaherty

/ (əʊˈflæhətɪ) /

noun

Liam (ˈlɪəm). 1897–1984, Irish novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Informer (1925) and Famine (1937)

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