Sherwood

[ shur-woo d ]

/ ˈʃɜrˌwʊd /

noun

Robert Em·met

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

a town in central Arkansas.

a male given name.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Example sentences from the Web for sherwood

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
During the conference call, Sherwood showed appropriate humility.
Privilege and Power: The Rise and Rise of Ben Sherwood|Lloyd Grove|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I learned a lot from Hemingway, Faulkner and Sherwood Anderson, the Bible, Dylan Thomas.
Daniel Woodrell: How I Write|Noah Charney|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a right motley company that gathered about the noble greenwood tree in Sherwood's depths that same day.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood|Howard Pyle
John had been to Sherwood some years before, but he was surprised at the change that had been wrought in honor of the marriage.
An American Politician|F. Marion Crawford
But then—she was the only daughter of Mr Sherwood, she was a wealthy heiress—he was comparatively poor.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843|Various
Mrs. Sherwood gave Hugh the message at her earliest opportunity, but it did not have the same effect on Hugh as she expected.
Miss Dexie|Stanford Eveleth
Mr. Sherwood insisted that a sock always felt more comfortable on his foot after "Momsey" had darned it than when it was new.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr

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)

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