Rolfe

[ rolf ]

/ rɒlf /

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noun

John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).

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How to use Rolfe in a sentence

From a corner perch on the 27th floor of a skyscraper, Rolfe, who runs Tennessee’s Department of Economic & Community Development, surveys the city landscape as he works to bring new business here.
The Auto Industry Is Going Green. Will Workers Go Along for the Ride?|Justin Worland|August 12, 2021|Time
On Wednesday, Atlanta’s Civil Service Board reversed the decision and reinstated Rolfe, concluding that city leaders had not afforded him due process.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she won’t seek reelection|Tim Craig, Vanessa Williams, John Wagner|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Brooks ran from Rolfe and his partner and fired a Taser that he had wrestled from the partner.
What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?|by Alec MacGillis|September 3, 2020|ProPublica
Hamo in alluding to the early cultivation of tobacco by the colony, says, that John Rolfe was the pioneer tobacco planter.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

Pocahontas had met and had become well acquainted with John Rolfe during her captivity at Jamestown.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Rolfe became the first white man to raise tobacco successfully in Virginia.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
John Rolfe converted the young prisoner, and made her his wife as soon as she had been baptized.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
But Rolfe wished nothing of the kind, and after growing tobacco for a while, he took his Indian wife to England.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber

British Dictionary definitions for Rolfe

Rolfe

/ (rɒlf) /

noun

Frederick William, also known as Baron Corvo . 1860–1913, British novelist. His best-known work is Hadrian the Seventh (1904)

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