Richardson

[ rich-erd-suhn ]

/ ˈrɪtʃ ərd sən /

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noun

Henry Handel Henrietta Richardson Robertson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist.

Henry Hob·son

[hob-suhn], /ˈhɒb sən/, 1838–86, U.S. architect.

Jack (Carter), 1934–2012, U.S. playwright and novelist.

Sir Owen Williams, 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1928.

Sir Ralph (David), 1902–83, English actor.

Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist.

Tony, 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director.

Walter Hart, 1880–1961, U.S. journalist.

a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.

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Words nearby Richardson

Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, Richard Roe, Richards, Richardson, Richardson ground squirrel, Richard the Lion-Hearted, rich as Croesus, Richelieu, Richelieu, Cardinal

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How to use Richardson in a sentence

Four starters — Richardson, Porzingis, Dorian Finney-Smith and Maxi Kleber — have missed at least nine games each this season.
How Luka Doncic’s Mavericks lost their joyful swagger and how they can get it back|Ben Golliver|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
One Amazon manager took a picture of his employee badge, a tactic Richardson believed was intended to intimidate him.
Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom|Jay Greene|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
There have been some coronavirus cases among students and staff who are part of the county’s 45 schools with equity hubs, but Richardson said most were due to someone being in contact with a positive person outside of the program.
‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods|Donna St. George|December 25, 2020|Washington Post
“I think that a few of us coming in this year can definitely bring an aspect of hard-nosed, physical basketball,” Richardson said of the new Mavs players, a group that includes James Johnson.
It’s Hard Not To Believe In Luka Dončić|Dorothy J. Gentry|December 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

RealPage’s executive team in Richardson, Texas, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Winn, are expected to continue leading the company after the deal closes, the companies said in the statement.
Thoma Bravo buys property management software firm RealPage for $9.6 billion|Rachel King|December 21, 2020|Fortune
One of the few English authors he admired was Samuel Richardson.
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For a shorter introduction to Richardson, read Journey to Paradise: Short Stories and Autobiographical Sketches.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf|Louisa Treger|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffice it to say, we hoped, with Governor Richardson as our veteran QB, to advance the ball down the field a bit.
Pyongyang Primer: Kenneth Bae Comes Home|Kevin Bleyer|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I called it “ding-dong diplomacy”; Governor Richardson wisely pointed out that “basketball diplomacy” is better than none.
Pyongyang Primer: Kenneth Bae Comes Home|Kevin Bleyer|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It has yet to receive the recognition it deserves,” said Richardson.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jonathan Richardson died; a celebrated English painter of heads, and an author.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Some of Hills acerbity may have been absorbed from Richardson, hurt by the writers silence.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela|Samuel Richardson
In the fifth edition, Richardson seems chiefly concerned with redundancy, but he also diminishes some of the praise.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela|Samuel Richardson
In the passage introducing the new letters (page xv) Richardson now apologizes.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela|Samuel Richardson
In the fifth edition one detects a certain discomfort with the false editorship and the praise Richardson permits himself with it.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for Richardson

Richardson

/ (ˈrɪtʃədsən) /

noun

Dorothy M (iller). 1873–1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915–67)

Henry Handel . pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29)

Sir Owen Willans . 1879–1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928

Sir Ralph (David). 1902–83, British stage and screen actor

Samuel . 1689–1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)

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