O'Neill

American  

[oh-neel] / oʊˈnil /

noun

1. Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel Prize 1936.

2. Thomas P(hilip) Tip, 1912–1994, U.S. politician: congressman 1953–87; speaker of the House 1977–87.

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O'Neill British  

/ əʊˈniːl /

noun

1. Eugene ( Gladstone ). 1888–1953, US dramatist. His works, which are notable for their emotional power and psychological analysis, include Desire under the Elms (1924), Strange Interlude (1928), Mourning becomes Elektra (1931), Long Day's Journey into Night (1941), and The Iceman Cometh (1946): Nobel prize for literature 1936

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Example Sentences

Martin O'Neill fears large ticket allocations for away fans at matches between Celtic and Rangers may be lost forever - and he is "saddened" by events that have led him to that conclusion.

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Martin O'Neill said later that the staff member was trying to prevent an incident happening -"it's why the person on the field was wrestled to the ground," said the Celtic manager.

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Celtic had to dig deep into their superior resources for a win over Aberdeen that interim manager Martin O'Neill suggests "keeps us, at least for a little while, in the title race".

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While O'Neill initially said she would "never apologise for attending the funeral of a friend", she subsequently did apologise for the hurt that had been caused.

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O'Neill described the events over the weekend as a "spiralling conflict" and "deeply disturbing".

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