Peele

American  

[peel] / pil /

noun

1. George, 1558?–97?, English dramatist.

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Peele British  

/ piːl /

noun

1. George. ?1556–?96, English dramatist and poet. His works include the pastoral drama The Arraignment of Paris (1584) and the comedy The Old Wives' Tale (1595)

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Example Sentences

In more recent decades, the “Scream” franchise and Jordan Peele’s projects owe a considerable debt to the tone set by Willard and Leni.

From The Wall Street Journal

And more recently, films such as “The Substance,” “Sinners” and Jordan Peele’s 2017 nominee “Get Out” have pierced ingrained voter prejudices against the genre by adding social commentary and undeniable aesthetic quality without compromising gory fundamentals.

From Los Angeles Times

Tipping, working from a Blacklist script by Skip Bronkie and Zack Akers with Jordan Peele as his producer, considers the sports-as-religion idea so obvious that the film doesn’t bother analyzing why it exists.

From Los Angeles Times

In a way, “HIM” is a crafty antidote to the era of quote-unquote prestige horror we’ve been steeped in, some of which the film’s co-producer Jordan Peele — who did not direct this movie, in case you neglected to read all of those billboards carefully enough — is responsible for.

From Salon

As great a film as “Get Out” is, that movie helped push the genre to a new echelon where every satire-tinged horror must be “smart,” and every film Peele produces under his Monkeypaw Productions banner is expected to be at the level of its founder’s work.

From Salon