Verne

[vurn, vern]

noun

1. Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.

2. a male given name, form of Vernon.

Verne

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Los Angeles prosecutors filed theft charges against seven people suspected of using ‘signal jammers’ in a break-in attempt in La Verne after a Glendale heist.

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Despite the aftermath of the fire, the longtime volunteers for the association will be back this year at the festival, even though they now live 25 miles east in La Verne.

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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.

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Then on the morning of July 29, he got a call from La Verne Police, telling him his plane was found in Brackett Field Airport.

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She handed the phone to Verne, who was itching to share an update.

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