Sullivan

American  

[suhl-uh-vuhn] / ˈsʌl ə vən /

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.

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Sullivan British  

/ 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"

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Example Sentences

Of the architects of the relocation, only chairman David Sullivan remains.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

St. Francis 3, Warren 1: Caysen Sullivan threw six scoreless innings and Donovan Udell came on in the seventh to escape a bases loaded situation for the save in the Division 3 quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“By then,” Mr. Sullivan writes, “he had been dead for twenty-two years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When the last lights switch off in the Ed Sullivan Theater, the curtain also drops, perhaps permanently, on the brand of surreal comedy that former “Late Show” host David Letterman gifted to broadcast TV.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Early the next morning Mr. Sullivan showed us where his crop was, and after breakfast, Papa, Roberto, and I headed for the vineyard to pick.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez