Whistler, James

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A nineteenth-century American artist who spent most of his career in England and France. He is best known for the painting popularly called Whistler's Mother.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use Whistler, James in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.
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Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
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A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
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This leads him to some James Frey-style mythmaking of his own.
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James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
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James Pulteney, a wealthy English baron, died; whose income was $250,000 per annum.
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But Mr. Thompson (afterwards Sir James), the beau, was in the chair, and thought there had been talking enough.
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James Otis recovered from a temporary fit of insanity only to grow strangely suspicious of Samuel Adams.
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There, too, was James Duane, with never so great need of his "surveying eye" to enable him to size up the situation.
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