Robertson
Americannoun
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Oscar Palmer The Big O, born 1938, U.S. basketball player: Basketball Hall of Fame 1980, 2010.
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Pat Marion Gordon Robertson, 1930–2023, U.S. evangelist and media mogul noted for his influential political conservatism.
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William, 1721–93, Scottish historian, academic, and minister in the Church of Scotland.
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Sir William Robert, 1860–1933, British field marshal, noted for his unprecedented rise from enlisted man to highest ranking British army officer.
noun
Example Sentences
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Left-footed right-winger Savio is better at getting to the byeline but the left-footed Udogie and Robertson have created clearer chances via crosses.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
OK, firstly, other Liverpool assets were perhaps unfortunate to miss out on this list - flying full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson were consistently must-have picks.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I think for a lot of us it’s an opportunity to tap in to our school days again,” says one of the Ship Inn team, Jamie Robertson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The investigation found Leonard received $66 million in cash and equity from four companies facilitated by Ballmer and Clippers executives at the behest of Dennis Robertson, Leonard’s uncle and then-agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
One side of a card might read, “Show me, sir, the lesions of Horner’s syndrome & oculomotor nerve paralysis. And what the divvil’s an Argyll Robertson pupil?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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