Sorensen

[sur-uh n-suh n; Danish sœ-ruh n-suh n]

noun

So·ren Pe·ter Lau·ritz [sœ-ruh n pey-tar lou-rits] /ˈsœ rən ˈpeɪ tær ˈlaʊ rɪts/, 1868–1939, Danish chemist: developed pH scale.

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Examples from the Web for sorensen

Contemporary Examples of sorensen

Such a portrayal may have been flattering to Sorensen, or somehow psychologically soothing to the former aide.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth
Ira Stoll
November 10, 2013
Neither White nor Sorensen nor Schlesinger deserve blanket condemnations.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth
Ira Stoll
November 10, 2013
Mr. Sorensen, a longtime friend of the Petersons, was recovering from a recent stroke and had all but lost his eyesight.
'Ask Not' Who Wrote JFK's Best Lines
Mark Katz
November 1, 2010
I sat quietly for a moment so Mr. Sorensen could hear what I suspected might be the first line of the speech.
'Ask Not' Who Wrote JFK's Best Lines
Mark Katz
November 1, 2010
“Reagan started the practice, which I thought was a little corny, but it worked,” Sorensen said.
What Obama Should Say
Samuel P. Jacobs
January 25, 2010

Historical Examples of sorensen

Mr. Sorensen, he asked in all innocence, have you got a patent on that battery?
With No Strings Attached
Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)
As for Captain Sorensen—why, it's the pride after the fall, instead of before it.
All Sorts and Conditions of Men
Walter Besant
You did not think that what Bunker said was true—did you, Captain Sorensen?
All Sorts and Conditions of Men
Walter Besant
The captain, my old friend Sorensen, knew her as he knew his wife.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3
William Clark Russell
Thorn climbed out wearily and saw the man who called himself Sorensen climb out of the second jeep.
With No Strings Attached
Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)