Finney
Americannoun
noun
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Albert . born 1936, British stage and film actor: his films include Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and The Gathering Storm (2002)
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Sir Tom . born 1922, English footballer: a winger, he played for Preston North End (1946–60) and won 76 caps for England, scoring 30 goals
Example Sentences
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Gibbs said he saw Finney just three weeks ago at a Jon Byrd show in East Nashville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
His was one of hundreds of comments, many left by those who had known Finney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Alan Finney: The winger was at Sheffield Wednesday for almost 20 years, making a total of 504 appearances which puts him third on the club's all-time list.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Stamp was hailed as one of the new wave of actors from working-class backgrounds, such as Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay, who were also making a name for themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
The sheriff’s office is on the third floor of the Finney County courthouse, an ordinary stone-and-cement building standing in the center of an otherwise attractive tree-filled square.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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