Sherrill

[sher-uhl]

noun

1. a male or female given name, form of Shirley.

Example Sentences

Now, Ciattarelli finds himself in a race against Democratic candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., for the governorship.

From Salon

In a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 900,000, one recent poll showed him within striking distance of Sherrill, who leads by only six points.

From Salon

Two weeks later Baraka lost decisively to Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Navy-pilot-turned-moderate whose campaign leaned on the county machines, saturated the suburbs with ads about property taxes, and avoided Gaza discourse almost entirely.

From Slate

Sherrill’s pitch was electability: she promised to “keep New Jersey blue” without scaring swing voters in Bergen and Monmouth.

From Slate

Those numbers didn’t carry him past Rep. Mikie Sherrill, yet they did remind operatives that a bloc the size of New Jersey’s Muslim population matters to the statewide margin.

From Slate