Thornton

American  

[thawrn-tn] / ˈθɔrn tn /

noun

1. William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.

2. a town in NE Colorado.

3. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

The newspaper had run several articles criticizing the ties John Thornton, the buyout firm’s chairman, has with China.

From The Wall Street Journal

The alleged theft was reported to police by a property manager who, according to a police report, said that Thornton had rented the condo with a roommate.

From Los Angeles Times

The newspaper has recently run several articles criticizing RedBird Chairman John Thornton’s ties to China.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson confirmed that medical and scientific director Dr. Jane Thornton updated IOC members last week at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the initial findings of a working group studying the issue.

From Los Angeles Times

Thornton’s family has been farming in the same valley 20 minutes south of the Canadian border for nearly a century, and their yearly Honeycrisp crop is a painstaking ordeal.

From The Wall Street Journal