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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Confirmation came via a statement earlier this week from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which said Finney died Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Finney was born in Maryland in September 1955 and played his first gigs in Washington, D.C., with singer-songwriter Liz Meyer before Meyer moved to the Netherlands in the mid-1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
One person stood out - Albert Finney, who grew up in Salford, not far away from where Mosaku lived in Manchester with her family.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
After an Orange Lutheran three-and-out, Louisiana State defensive back commit Havon Finney Jr. scored on a 62-yard punt return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
The “Statement,” a seventy-eight-page document which he had dictated to the Finney County court stenographer, recounted admissions already made to Alvin Dewey and Clarence Duntz.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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