Orr

[ awr ]

/ ɔr /

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noun

Robert Gordon "Bobby", born 1948, Canadian ice-hockey player.

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How to use Orr in a sentence

“I wish I could have done better for him,” Orr said with a smile.
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Orr, a former postdoc of Brennan, studies genitalia across species.
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The app also uses an outdated encryption library that is more vulnerable to security breaches, Orr says.
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Snyder and Orr went ahead anyway, under the authority of the emergency management law.
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Orr filed for bankruptcy because he got nowhere in his direct negotiations with creditors.
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Orr's emergency budget does manage to be balanced next year, thanks to some pretty aggressive cost cutting.
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Lieut. Orr was forced to retreat, and took refuge in the districts of a rival Rajah.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
Mrs. Orr did not part with it, and retained the instrument till the Monday following.
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Mrs. Orr instantly delivered the chisel to the magistrates of Shadwell-street office, as being a further trace to the villany.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
There was a certain Miss Herriton who, though far inferior to Mrs. Orr, would have done instead of her.
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James L. Orr made a speech in favor of my admission, and said that he hoped to see the state overrun with just such newcomers.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Orr

Orr

/ (ɔː) /

noun

Robert Gordon, known as Bobby . born 1948, Canadian ice-hockey player

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