Winston

American  

[win-stuhn] / ˈwɪn stən /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Winston British  

/ ˈwɪnstən /

noun

1. Robert ( Maurice Lipson ), Baron. born 1940, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, noted for his work on human infertility treatment; as a broadcaster, his TV series include The Human Body (1998) and How Science Changed the World (2010)

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Example Sentences

“Never, never, never,” Winston Churchill wrote in “My Early Life,” “believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The Statesman who yields to war fever . . . is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The accolade has previously been bestowed upon politicians and celebrities including Sir Winston Churchill and Dame Judi Dench.

From BBC

The run, which will coincide with his 40th birthday, will also raise money for bereavement support charity Winston's Wish and help fund a new reading initiative for children.

From BBC

Reflecting on his legacy, Winston Churchill liked to say, “I shall leave it to history, but remember that I shall be one of the historians.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In “A Prelude to Immortality,” Gary Stiles, an emeritus professor of cardiovascular research at Duke University and a “lifetime collector of Winston Churchill and his writings,” dissects “My Early Life” for clues to the man’s beliefs about himself.

From The Wall Street Journal