Sherriff

[sher-if]

noun

Robert Cedric,1896–1975, English playwright and novelist.

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Contemporary Examples of sherriff

And Sherriff and baby Agnes had passed the 21 days incubation period, proving they had not contracted Ebola.
The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola
Sarah Crowe
November 5, 2014

Historical Examples of sherriff

He proclaimed poor Sherriff's wrongs to a few of the other malcontents.
The Master of the Shell
Talbot Baines Reed
Went in second man, with Wake and Sherriff bowling, my boys.
The Master of the Shell
Talbot Baines Reed
The conduct of Sinclair at the battle of Sherriff Muir was not inconsistent with his former life.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.
Mrs. Thomson
The ballad of Sherriff Muir, is among the first of the interesting collection.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.
Mrs. Thomson
Despite the eulogies which Sherriff had uttered concerning Peter, he found his doubts increasing.
Indiscretions of Archie
P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for sherriff

Sherriff

noun

R (obert) C (edric). 1896–1975, British dramatist and film writer, best known for his play of World War I Journey's End (1928). His film scripts include Goodbye Mr. Chips (1936) and The Dam Busters (1955)

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