Smithson
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Smithsonian is named for James Smithson, a British scientist who endowed the museum with a gift in his will.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
Robert Smithson had bulldozed dirt and rocks to build a spiral jetty coiling out into Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Smithson would hardly recognize this as an “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
In a statement issued to the BBC, Det Supt Smithson said he had corresponded with Lorraine on a number of occasions.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
His personal identification with romantic heroes such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet seemed to have fuelled not just musical inspiration but his crazed, desperate infatuation with a Shakespearean actress, Harriet Smithson.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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