Roberts

American  

[rob-erts] / ˈrɒb ərts /

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.

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Roberts British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

“It’d be hard to imagine him not being on our team,” Roberts said last week.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s hard, because you look at our roster, and it’s very talented obviously, and we have the No. 1 or No. 2 farm system in all of baseball,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said last week.

From Los Angeles Times

"The paramedics couldn't quite believe what they were seeing, they were absolutely horrified," BBC Wales' former crime reporter Penny Roberts said.

From BBC

The companies slated to move up to the S&P 500 also had an advantage over other candidates for being in the S&P MidCap 400, Roberts said.

From MarketWatch

The fact that they’re already in the S&P MidCap 400, however, confers a potential advantage over companies not in that smaller index, Roberts noted.

From MarketWatch