Woolley

[wool-ee]

noun

1. Sir (Charles) Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist and explorer.

Woolley

/ ˈwʊlɪ /

noun

1. Sir ( Charles ) Leonard . 1880–1960, British archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia (1922–34)

Example Sentences

Both items had been in Mr Alexander's private collection in his country home in Heathfield Park and his descendants are putting them up for auction for the first time, according to auctioneers Woolley & Wallis.

From BBC

For nearly 70 years, she played Peggy Woolley in the long-running radio drama: one of the best-loved matriarchs in British broadcasting.

From BBC

John Woolley, a professor emeritus of political science and co-director of the American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara, said people’s feelings about this race being particularly jarring are valid.

From Los Angeles Times

His son Carl Woolley told the inquest in Winchester his father felt he had been "cast as the liar".

From BBC

Still, “We are taking a step back,” Mary Woolley, president and CEO of the biomedical research lobbying group Research!America, said in a statement.

From Science Magazine