Witherspoon

[with -er-spoon]

noun

John,1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.

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Contemporary Examples of witherspoon

Witherspoon, in a physical, naked, reinventing performance plays Strayed, with Dern playing Bobbi in flashbacks.
Crying With Laura Dern: The Star on Her Oscar-Worthy ‘Wild’ Turn
Kevin Fallon
December 3, 2014
For the latest in dining, try the new hot spot Agricola on Witherspoon Street.
A Walk Through History-Filled Princeton
Nancy Depke
October 22, 2013
The things Witherspoon is heard saying in the footage are absolutely ridiculous.
Is Reese Witherspoon’s Drunken Arrest the Best Thing to Happen to Her Career?
Kevin Fallon
May 3, 2013
Basically, the footage of her arrest is the most entertaining piece of film Witherspoon has starred in in years.
Is Reese Witherspoon’s Drunken Arrest the Best Thing to Happen to Her Career?
Kevin Fallon
May 3, 2013
When news broke that Witherspoon was arrested, the Internet collectively gasped.
Is Reese Witherspoon’s Drunken Arrest the Best Thing to Happen to Her Career?
Kevin Fallon
May 3, 2013

Historical Examples of witherspoon

In this emergency, he goes to the celebrated Dr. Witherspoon for aid.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844
Various
I recognized it, and thought the doctor was inside with Mr. Witherspoon.
Dear Enemy
Jean Webster
The boys were satisfied to let Mr. Witherspoon do the most of the talking.
The Boy Scouts of Lenox
Frank V. Webster
“So I read in the paper, Mr. Witherspoon,” continued the countryman.
The Boy Scouts of Lenox
Frank V. Webster
Witherspoon was now close enough to see everything that happened.
Thirty Years on the Frontier
Robert McReynolds