Verne

American  

[vurn, vern] / vɜrn, vɛrn /

noun

1. Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.

2. a male given name, form of Vernon.

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Verne British  

/ vɛrn, vɜːn /

noun

1. Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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Example Sentences

Uber is launching Europe’s first commercial robo-taxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, partnering with Pony.ai and Verne.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In La Verne: In a scene filmed at La Verne United Methodist Church, Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, barges into a church and interrupts a wedding, screaming, “Elaine, Elaine,” in “The Graduate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

His father, Ronald R Rondell, was an actor and assistant director - known for his work on films including the 1956 adaptation of the Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

When she remembers reading Jules Verne to Helene, and Helene falling asleep beside her, the hot, hard weight of the girl’s head against her ribs.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr