Vernon

[vur-nuh n]

noun

EdwardOld Grog, 1684–1757, British admiral.
a town in N Connecticut.
a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.

a city in N Texas.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “springlike.”

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Examples from the Web for vernon

Contemporary Examples of vernon

She threw her arms around Clinton intimate Vernon Jordan and happily posed for grip and grins, with Abedin acting as photographer.
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Lloyd Grove
June 12, 2014
He fired his gun, striking and killing 13-year-old Vernon Lee Holmes Jr.
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Brandy Zadrozny
December 12, 2013
If she defeated Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, Sinema would become the first openly bisexual House member.
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Allison Yarrow
November 7, 2012
Vernon ultimately locks Bender in a storage closet and, in a moment of weakness, physically threatens him.
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Marlow Stern
June 24, 2011
Vernon treats his students with nothing but disdain, verbally haranguing them every chance he gets.
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Marlow Stern
June 24, 2011

Historical Examples of vernon

Here are children in abundance, and what benefit could have accrued to me from his purchasing Vernon?
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
Mr. Vernon set off for London as soon as she had determined what should be done.
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
My dear Mother,—Mr. Vernon returned on Thursday night, bringing his niece with him.
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
In the intervals of painting Vernon always sought to exercise his other art.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit
Vernon was silent: none of his habitual defences served him in this hour.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit