Weller

[ wel-er ]

/ ˈwɛl ər /

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noun

Thomas Huck·le

[huhk-uhl], /ˈhʌk əl/, 1915–2008, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in medicine 1954.

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Words nearby Weller

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How to use Weller in a sentence

According to Weller, many people, particularly those caring for family members, will say, “Oh, I’m just spending time with my mom” — they just happen to feed, bathe, and supervise all their daily needs while doing so.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible|Anne Helen Petersen|August 26, 2021|Vox
Television analyst Christy Winters-Scott, a Terrapin under Weller, remembers Frese offering a ride home with the team from Michigan after Winters-Scott was in danger of missing senior day as coach of the South Lakes High girls’ team.
Brenda Frese, closing in on win No. 500, has made Maryland women’s basketball a juggernaut|Kareem Copeland|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
So Frese set out to find that 500th win for Weller, asking permission for the former coach to take over the Terrapins for one more game.
Brenda Frese, closing in on win No. 500, has made Maryland women’s basketball a juggernaut|Kareem Copeland|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Nineteen seasons later, Frese sits at 498 wins, with a game Thursday at home against Wisconsin that could bring her even with Weller.
Brenda Frese, closing in on win No. 500, has made Maryland women’s basketball a juggernaut|Kareem Copeland|February 4, 2021|Washington Post

The savvy forger with Pappy empties to fill might get his hands on some Old Weller and present it as its more illustrious cousin.
The Cult of Pappy van Winkle|Eric Felten|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I was blown back in my chair,” a female producer tells Weller.
Katie Couric on Diane Sawyer: 'I Wonder Who She Blew This Time'|Lloyd Grove|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I remember distinctly his response when I visited him and presented him with the files,” Weller told The Daily Beast.
Inside Author Ray Bradbury’s FBI File: Was He a Communist Sympathizer?|Clark Merrefield|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ray Bradbury, The Art of Fiction No. 203 Sam Weller, The Paris Review An interview with the sci-fi author, who died this week.
The Week’s Best Longreads: The Daily Beast Picks for June 9, 2012|David Sessions|June 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey Of a Generation by Sheila Weller.
2008 Books Wrap|The Daily Beast|December 27, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Here the speaker, putting her hand before her mouth, coughed again, and looked affectionately at the elder Mr. Weller.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
“Reduced counsels,” interposed Mr. Weller senior, in an undertone.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
“Vait a minit, sir,” said Mr. Weller, raising his hand in a deprecatory manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
“I have heard it remarked that she was a very fine woman, Mr. Weller,” said Pell in a sympathising manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
“No man knows how much he can spend, till he tries,” observed Mr. Weller.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens

Medical definitions for Weller

Weller

[ wĕl′ər ]

Thomas Huckle Born 1915

American microbiologist. He shared a 1954 Nobel Prize for work on the cultivation of the polio virus.