Oswald

[ oz-wawld ]

/ ˈɒz wɔld /

noun

Lee Harvey,1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for oswald

Oswald was a left-wing autodidact who had defected to the Soviet Union.

The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism |Fred Siegel |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nor was Oswald an irrational, discontented Dostoyevskian loner, as some depicted him.

The Revolt Against the Masses and the Roots of Modern Liberalism |Fred Siegel |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On Sunday morning, he got to the city jail shortly before Ruby shot Oswald.

Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories |Malcolm Jones |November 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Like the fact that Marina [Oswald] said that Lee had once threatened to kill Richard Nixon.

Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories |Malcolm Jones |November 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Hugh Aynesworth was present when President Kennedy was shot, when Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, and when Jack Ruby shot Oswald.

Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories |Malcolm Jones |November 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Do you know whether or not those officers made a report about what they knew about the killing of Oswald prior to February 18?

Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
While at El Toro did Oswald become engaged in any physical altercations with anybody?

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I am quite prepared to believe that the last part at least is Oswald's.

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Mrs. Oswald, will you repeat what your husband said that morning when he dressed and got the pistol?

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Oswald felt a mixture of uneasiness and pleasure, at the approach of this new scene of triumph for the talents of Corinne.

Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) |Mme de Stael

British Dictionary definitions for oswald

Oswald

/ (ˈɒzwəld) /

noun

Lee Harvey. 1939–63, presumed assassin (1963) of US president John F. Kennedy; murdered by Jack Ruby two days later

Saint. ?605–41 ad, king of Northumbria (634–41); with St Aidan he restored Christianity to the region. He was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Feast day: Aug 5

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