Quayle

American  

[kweyl] / kweɪl /

noun

1. James Danforth Dan, born 1947, vice president of the U.S. 1989–93.

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Quayle British  

/ kweɪl /

noun

1. Sir ( John ) Anthony . 1913–89, British actor and theatrical producer: director (1948–56) of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

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Example Sentences

In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle corrected a 12-year-old spelling bee contestant on camera, incorrectly instructing him to add the letter “e” onto the end of the word “potato.”

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The gaffe became a defining moment of Quayle’s term.

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Although Mr. Quayle’s Council on Competitiveness aimed to reduce federal regulations, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act, which called for some 55 new regulations.

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“I have a different understanding with the president,” Cheney told Quayle, the Washington Post reported.

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But at the beginning of his tenure, when a Republican predecessor, Dan Quayle, told Cheney he should expect to attend a lot of funerals, the new vice president demurred.

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