Sherman

American  

[shur-muhn] / ˈʃɜr mən /

noun

1. Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.

2. James Schoolcraft 1855–1912, vice president of the United States 1909–12.

3. John, 1823–1900, U.S. statesman (brother of William T.).

4. Roger, 1721–93, American statesman.

5. Stuart Pratt, 1881–1926, U.S. critic and educator.

6. William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the Civil War.

7. a city in northeastern Texas.

8. Mount Sherman, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,036 feet (4,278 meters).

9. a male given name.

10. U.S. Military. a 34-ton (31-metric ton) medium tank of World War II, with a 75 mm gun and a crew of four.

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Sherman British  

/ ˈʃɜːmən /

noun

1. William Tecumseh (tɪˈkʌmsə). 1820–91, American Union commander during the Civil War. He led the victorious march through Georgia (1864), becoming commander of the army in 1869

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Example Sentences

Loyola, down 16 points going into the fourth quarter, started making threes and stunned Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on the road 72-68.

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In Sherman Oaks, hours of heavy rain on Thursday sent mud and debris flowing down a hillside at a residential construction site.

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The initial plan was to close the old Sherman Oaks location when the new branch was ready — both are off the 101 Freeway on Riverside Drive.

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During the course of the game I watched, Detroit moved through the Rams defense like Sherman through Georgia.

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Nutritionists’ take: “It’s probably a sequel to coconut water,” says Dr. Thomas Sherman, a professor of pharmacology and physiology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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