tony
high-toned; stylish: a tony nightclub.
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one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
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2Other definitions for Tony (3 of 3)
a male given name, form of Anthony.
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
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How to use tony in a sentence
Anyway, Zemo blames the Avengers for the death of his family—which is actually fair since tony Stark created Ultron, though tony did not intent to make him genocidal.
Everything You Need to Know About The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Eliana Dockterman | March 19, 2021 | TimeIt comes from the same group that runs the large tony and Joe’s in Georgetown’s waterfront.
Running for 212 performances, it earned tony nominations for O’Shea and the director, stage and screen actress Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Bill C. Davis, whose play ‘Mass Appeal’ lived up to its title, dies at 69 | Harrison Smith | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostHe said, “tony just cares about people being happy and people having a good time.”
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be … Las Vegas?! (Ep. 205) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 6, 2020 | FreakonomicsIf you like a drink now and again, you might want to pour one out now for tony.
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be … Las Vegas?! (Ep. 205) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 6, 2020 | Freakonomics
Malaysian-based entrepreneur tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 | Clive Irving | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTtony Shalhoub, Act One Sometimes you realize the power of a performance only when it remains in your mind many months later.
Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014 | Janice Kaplan | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I trusted tony Robbins could sort me out on both fronts.
The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe thought so, at least, as he laughed and agreed with her, saying tony was an unscrupulous rascal at the best of times.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodShe had left her chair, meaning to go indoors and prepare for supper before tony actually arrived.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodShe gave details of the singular mood that had come upon her with the arrival of tony, but Tom hardly heard her.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe was aware—by her silence chiefly—of the new distance between them, a distance the mention of tony had emphasised.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHere was the strangeness of it: that he did not distrust Lettice, nor felt resentment against tony.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for tony (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtəʊnɪ) /
US and Canadian informal stylish or distinctive; classy
Origin of tony
1British Dictionary definitions for Tony (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtəʊnɪ) /
any of several medallions awarded annually in the United States by a professional school for the performing arts for outstanding achievement in the theatre
Origin of Tony
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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