Higgins

American  

[hig-inz] / ˈhɪg ɪnz /

noun

1. George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

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Higgins British  

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

1. Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)

2. Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

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Example Sentences

“The ship quickly broke into two parts. . . . In an effort to save the trio of men with them who could not swim very well, Higgins and Ordinary Seaman William Burras swam over to a coiled-up life-saving net they had spotted floating in the water, and pushed it back to where the other men had been. Unfortunately they had taken too long. . . . by the time they returned to where they had started, the three diffident swimmers had ‘disappeared.’”

From The Wall Street Journal

In Miami, Eileen Higgins recently became the first Democrat elected mayor in 28 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite a late fightback from the Chargers, CJ Stroud's 75-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins and 43-yard scoring pass to Jaylin Noel in the opening six minutes ultimately proved to be the difference as the Texans made it eight straight wins.

From BBC

In Los Angeles, the Texans raced into a 14-0 lead when Stroud connected with Higgins and Noel on their two opening drives.

From BBC

These often addressed the open-mindedness and freedom jazz requires, as in this snippet from drummer Billy Higgins: “We were of the attitude that music was music.”

From The Wall Street Journal