Sullivan

[suhl-uh-vuhn]

noun

1. Annie Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy, 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.

2. Sir Arthur (Seymour), 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.

3. Ed(ward Vincent), 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.

4. Harry Stack 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.

5. John L(awrence), 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.

6. Louis Henri 1856–1924, U.S. architect.

Sullivan

/ ˈsʌlɪvən /

noun

1. Sir Arthur ( Seymour ). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist

2. Louis ( Henri ). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"

Example Sentences

AUSTIN, Texas—When Dee Sullivan moved to Austin from South Carolina in 2011, one local landmark was top of her list to see: The school where “Dazed and Confused” was filmed.

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Mr Sullivan, who has learning difficulties, had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in May after new DNA tests were carried out.

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After slamming her “torpedo” into the side of the Housatonic, she reversed herself and had seemingly set course for her home base on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

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The 24-year-old, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.

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On New Year’s Day, Kate Sullivan threw a potluck for her neighbors.

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