Shearer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Shearer spent a decade at his boyhood club, but Newcastle need no telling that the career of a footballer is short.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
“There are probably two or three, maybe four players that I wouldn’t have had in that squad,” said former captain Alan Shearer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
“He has to be given the right to pick his squad and pick who he wants,” said Shearer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Yet they were unable to go on and seal an opening win in Group C, with the match ending 1-1 after what former England captain Alan Shearer told BBC Sport was a "ragged" Brazil performance.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
"I guess you'd better have sold me that cow when I wanted to buy her last week, Anne," chuckled Mr. Shearer.
From Anne of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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