Roberts

[rob-erts]

noun

1. Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.

2. Elizabeth Madox 1886–1941, U.S. poet and novelist.

3. Frederick Sleigh Earl Bobs Bahadur, 1832–1914, British field marshal.

4. Glenn Fireball, 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.

5. John Glover, born 1955, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2005.

6. Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.

7. Oral, 1918–2009, U.S. evangelist.

8. Owen Josephus 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.

9. Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1993.

Roberts

/ ˈrɒbəts /

noun

1. Frederick Sleigh , 1st Earl. 1832–1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899–1900) in the second Boer War

2. Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Example Sentences

Minutes after the Dodgers clinched their fifth National League pennant in the past nine seasons, Roberts articulated what everyone was already thinking.

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“He has a very plus skill set to play center field. And I feel having him in center field makes our overall outfield defense better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

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If this World Series is going to turn into a food fight about the economics of baseball, Dave Roberts tossed the first meatball.

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When Roberts called for his pregame clubhouse meeting that day in Baltimore, it was only the latest in a string of speeches he’d delivered to different groups of players on the team in prior weeks.

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Historically, people who “threaten physical harm to others” have lost their legal rights to guns, Chief Justice John G. Roberts said in an 8-1 decision.

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