Sanderson

noun

Tessa. born 1956, British javelin-thrower: won gold at the 1984 Olympics

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Contemporary Examples of sanderson

Sanderson resided on death row for a decade before becoming one of 42 men McCollum would watch being marched out for execution.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat
Michael Daly
September 4, 2014
“Seeking their permission was not in my sphere of responsibility,” Sanderson replied.
British Newspapers Circle the Wagons
Brian Cathcart
December 16, 2011
“As I understand the News of the World did not intend to publish it,” Sanderson said.
British Newspapers Circle the Wagons
Brian Cathcart
December 16, 2011

Historical Examples of sanderson

Does the form of prayer compiled by Juxon, Sanderson, and Hammond exist?
Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851
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It was the greeting of Mr. Sanderson, as the Rovers stepped from the train at Ashton.
The Rover Boys in the Air
Edward Stratemeyer
So it was arranged, and Mr. Sanderson said he would call them.
The Rover Boys in the Air
Edward Stratemeyer
It might have been the world speaking through the voice of the lawyer Sanderson.
Susy, A Story of the Plains
Bret Harte
"Sanderson Brimblecom," answered he, for he had no family reputation to guard.
In School and Out
Oliver Optic