Reagan

[rey-guhn]

noun

1. Nancy Davis Anne Francis Robbins Davis, 1921–2016, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).

2. Ronald (Wilson), 1911–2004, 40th president of the U.S. 1981–89.

Reagan

/ ˈreɪɡən /

noun

1. Ronald . 1911–2004, US film actor and Republican statesman: Governor of California (1966–74): 40th president of the US (1981–89)

Example Sentences

I recall a Mass during the Reagan years in which the celebrant told the congregation at great length that nuclear war would be a Very Bad Thing.

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Like Vecna, “Stranger Things” is a different beast than other shows gazing backwards through rose-tinted lenses because Hawkins is an idealized version of Reagan’s fabled “Morning in America” era.

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He flings his lunch against the wall, shattering a piece of Nancy Reagan’s china and leaving a trail of ketchup and hamburger grease on the wallpaper and faux gilt sconce recently procured from Home Depot.

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Reagan Conrad, who hosts “The Comments Section” podcast for the Daily Wire, discouraged egg freezing.

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Even when quarterback Reagan Toki showed comfort, driving the Lancers 77 yards from his own 10-yard line in the third quarter, he was hit with Santa Margarita’s defensive fury.

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