Robbins
[rob-inz]
- Frederick C(hapman),1916–2003, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1954.
- Jerome,1918–1998, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
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Contemporary Examples
Like Robbins and the Rockefellers, speaking out against the source of family wealth becomes a source of authority.
But for Reynolds and Robbins, obeying their consciences came with a price tag.
The classes are so much fun Robbins says she tries to go every day.
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Robbins, too, was in and out of her life; clearly, she could no longer inspire these artists from her wheelchair.
She married Balanchine in 1952, leaving Robbins heartbroken.
Historical Examples
Duncan moved toward the door of his own bedroom, Robbins following.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
Mrs. Robbins was slight, and hung on wires,—so said her neighbors.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
His two lieutenants, Farwell and Robbins, were also badly hurt.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume IFrancis Parkman
Robbins didn't approve of America, but he had approved of his mistress.
The Lion's MouseC. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
It seemed that Robbins carried out his instructions too laboriously.
The Lion's MouseC. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Robbins
- Jerome . 1918–98, US ballet dancer and choreographer. He choreographed the musicals The King and I (1951) and West Side Story (1957)
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Robbins
(rŏb′ĭnz)Frederick Chapman 1916-2003- American microbiologist. He shared a 1954 Nobel Prize for work on the cultivation of the polio virus.
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