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Wolff

American  
[vawlf, woolf] / vɔlf, wʊlf /

noun

  1. Christian von Baron. Also 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.

  2. Kaspar Friedrich 1733–94, German anatomist and physiologist.


Other Word Forms

  • Wolffian adjective

Example Sentences

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Delia Lujan Wolff, a lawyer representing a group of dissenting Boy Scouts claimants, said Monday the Third Circuit had found problems with the reorganization in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling against Purdue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wolff has said that some of his emails were embarrassing and he would have worded them differently.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking at Rabbi Schlanger's funeral, Rabbi Levi Wolff described his death as an "unspeakable loss" for the community.

From BBC

Rabbi Levi Wolff, who opened the service, said his death as an "unspeakable loss" for the community, the Chabad of Bondi and "the entire Jewish nation".

From BBC

For me the most sublimely comforting of these domestic vistas is Victoria Wolff’s cult Instagram account, ouramagansetthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal