Sullivan

[ suhl-uh-vuhn ]

/ ˈsʌl ə vən /

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noun

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

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

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

Harry Stack

[stak], /stæk/, 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.

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

Louis Hen·ri

[hen-ree], /ˈhɛn ri/, 1856–1924, U.S. architect.

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Words nearby Sullivan

Sulla, sullage, sullen, sullenly, sullied, Sullivan, Sullom Voe, sully, Sully-Prudhomme, sulph-, sulphanilamide

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How to use Sullivan in a sentence

Google launched the subtopics ranking feature in mid-November, Sullivan said.
Google launched subtopics ranking in mid-November|Barry Schwartz|January 10, 2021|Search Engine Land
Sullivan started with the company last week and is tasked with growing the sales and marketing teams by at least six more hires over the next several months in order to scale AxiosHQ as quickly as possible.
Axios is entering into the software licensing business with a new tool to help companies communicate|Kayleigh Barber|December 11, 2020|Digiday
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Northern California and Cydia is represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan.
The ‘app store’ before there was an App Store wants to liberate your iPhone … again|Reed Albergotti|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Sullivan arrived at Campbell’s door and was shot just outside, police said.
Police identify man killed in Springfield shooting|Justin Jouvenal|December 2, 2020|Washington Post

So Sullivan’s victory is not guaranteed, and it may be a while before an official winner is declared in that race.
Democrats Needed A Big Blue Wave To Win The Senate, And It Looks Like They Didn’t Get It|Perry Bacon Jr. (perry.bacon@fivethirtyeight.com)|November 9, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Cocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sullivan has by then moved in to help and he seeks to complete the arrest of the first man.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those cops included Lt. Philip Chan and Lt. Patrick Sullivan.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dean Teresa A. Sullivan praised the “overwhelming response by this community to condemn the evil acts” reported by Rolling Stone.
Why It Was Right to Question Rolling Stone’s U-VA Rape Story|Michael Moynihan|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Shaheen campaign pounced, spending part of the next day hitting the hustings in Sullivan County.
New Hampshire Says ‘No’ to Interloper Scott Brown|David Freedlander|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There now is Sullivan, in a long harangue, following you in a determined opposition to our petition to the King.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
British under Clinton and admiral Parker made an unsuccessful attempt upon Sullivan's island.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
With a heavy heart, Mrs Sullivan lighted the chamber candle, and went up stairs to bed.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
We left Mrs Sullivan sobbing in her anger, when her husband bounded out of the room in his heroics.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
Mrs Sullivan never coquetted more, and her husband was, after this, never jealous but on trifles.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for Sullivan

Sullivan

/ (ˈsʌlɪvən) /

noun

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

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

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