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Wilkinson

[ wil-kin-suhn ]

noun

  1. Geoffrey, 1921–96, British chemist: Nobel Prize 1973.
  2. James, 1757–1825, U.S. military officer, politician, and adventurer.


Wilkinson

/ ˈwɪlkɪnsən /

noun

  1. WilkinsonJonny1979MEnglishSPORT: rugby-union player Jonny . born 1979, English Rugby Union player: scored 1,179 points (an England record) in 92 internationals (1998–2011); scored the last-minute drop goal that won England victory in the final of the 2003 World Cup
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says the achievement will “change everything” for Welsh football.

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Nobody in the history of sport has just stepped into a legend's boots and it's all gone brilliantly into the next iteration of Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson or Johnny Sexton.

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Previously, writer and director Joy Wilkinson wrote: "I'd have left TV drama if it wasn't for this wonderful, warm and creative show."

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Jonny Wilkinson was great at drop-goals but he had an England forward pack in front of him to control the narrative around the breakdown.

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Ms Wilkinson, 58, was one of a couple of dozen people at Peterborough Conservatives' regular curry night.

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