von

American  

[von, fawn, fuhn] / vɒn, fɔn, fən /

preposition

1. from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility).

   Paul von Hindenburg.

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Example Sentences

Strickland’s lawyer, Bert von Herrmann, has said his client’s words were “all bluster.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Otto von Bismarck’s special providence for “fools, drunks, and the United States of America” may be coming to the aid of the current incumbent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The oldest of the old truths comes from the Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder: "no plan survives first contact with the enemy."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"The absence of caspase-8 leads to a type of inflammatory cell death called necroptosis that creates a hostile, inflamed environment even before tumors fully form" explains von Karstedt.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Dr. von Braun wasn't giving up, not by a long shot.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam