Sherwood

[ shur-wood ]

/ ˈʃɜrˌwʊd /

Save This Word!

noun

Robert Em·met

[em-it], /ˈɛm ɪt/, 1896–1955, U.S. dramatist.

a town in central Arkansas.

a male given name.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Sherwood

sherry, sherry cobbler, 's Hertogenbosch, Shertok, sherwani, Sherwood, Sherwood Forest, Sheryl, she's, She Stoops to Conquer, Shetland

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Sherwood in a sentence

Little by little, in his own way, Sherwood caught on in television.
In his memoir ‘Newsman,’ TV’s Pat Collins sticks to his story|John Kelly|December 16, 2020|Washington Post
The Elliott camp argues, however, that he still might have decided to stay, depending on what Sherwood had to say.
The Morning Show ‘Hunger Games’|Lloyd Grove|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The double whammy of those two set me on a course of thinking about issues I had never done before,” Sherwood told the Times.
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood|Lloyd Grove|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will Sherwood, like Zucker, end up being widely perceived as failing upward?
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood|Lloyd Grove|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When Ben Sherwood, the new head of Disney/ABC TV Group, joined the network as its news chief in 2010, much cattiness ensued.
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood|Lloyd Grove|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Typical slam: “It was a common bond among my class at Harvard, hating Ben Sherwood.”
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood|Lloyd Grove|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sherwood often wavers between him and Kullak, and Deppe would like to teach Sherwood if he could, simply out of interest for him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
To show you that it is not alone my judgment of Deppe—four of Kullak's best pupils, including Sherwood!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The door was pushed open; a crowd of girls giggled in; Tessa bowed to Mary Sherwood and moved 63 aside.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Mrs. Sherwood told me yesterday that she hoped to have Nan Gerard back here for good, and Mary looked as if it were all settled.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Mary Sherwood says that telling you things is like throwing things into the sea; nobody ever finds them.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater

British Dictionary definitions for Sherwood

Sherwood

/ (ˈʃɜːˌwʊd) /

noun

Robert Emmet. 1896–1955, US dramatist. His plays include The Petrified Forest (1935), Idiot's Delight (1936), and There shall be no Night (1940)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012