Bennett

[ ben-it ]

/ ˈbɛn ɪt /

noun

(Enoch) Arnold,1867–1931, English novelist.

Floyd,1890–1928, U.S. aviator.

James Gordon,1795–1872, U.S. journalist.

Richard Bedford,1870–1947, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1930–35.

Robert Russell,1894–1981, U.S. composer and conductor.

TonyAnthony Dominick Benedetto,born 1926, U.S. singer.

William A(ndrew) C(ecil),1900–79, Canadian political leader: premier of British Columbia 1952–72.

Also Ben·net. a male given name, form of Benedict.

Example sentences from the Web for bennett

“Michael,  I was able to look at this movie last night,” wrote Bennett.

Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’ |William Boot |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But an email dated July 10 from Ambassador King to Bennett (who then forwarded it to Lynton), says otherwise.

Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’ |William Boot |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Americans thought then we were at the cutting edge figuring out typhus and yellow fever,” says Bennett.

How Presidents Handle Pandemics |Eleanor Clift |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Nighttime was the worst,” Bennett wrote in his autobiography.

Tony Bennett’s Nazi Hunting Past Is Just One Reason He’s the Greatest Living American |Asawin Suebsaeng |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In 1944, Bennett (then Anthony Benedetto) was drafted as a teenager into the Army in the closing year of World War II.

Tony Bennett’s Nazi Hunting Past Is Just One Reason He’s the Greatest Living American |Asawin Suebsaeng |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I don't know what ails that child," confessed puzzled Dr. Bennett.

The Adopting of Rosa Marie |Carroll Watson Rankin
For many days after this Miss Bennett had her secret work, which she carefully hid when she saw Hetty coming.

The Children's Book of Christmas Stories |Various
Mr. Bennett felt, as every layman feels when arguing with a lawyer, as if he were in the coils of a python.

The Girl on the Boat |Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Bennett strove to move his tongue and lips to ask questions, but they refused, as though numbed by long inaction.

Wheels Within |Charles V. De Vet
Mr. Bennett, though free now to move, remained where he was, transfixed.

The Girl on the Boat |Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for bennett

Bennett

/ (ˈbɛnɪt) /

noun

Alan . born 1934, British actor and playwright. His plays include Forty Years On (1968), The Old Country (1977), The Madness of George III (1991), The History Boys (2004), and the monologues for television Talking Heads (1987, 1998)

(Enoch) Arnold . 1867–1931, British novelist, noted for The Old Wives' Tale (1908), Clayhanger (1910), and other works set in the Staffordshire Potteries

James Gordon . 1837–1931, US newspaper editor, born in Scotland. He founded (1835) the New York Herald and introduced techniques of modern news reporting

Jill . 1931–90, British actress

Richard Bedford, 1st Viscount. 1870–1947, Canadian Conservative statesman; prime minister (1930–35)

Sir Richard Rodney. born 1936, British composer, noted for film music and his operas The Mines of Sulphur (1965) and Victory (1970)

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