Sinclair

[ sin-klair, sing- or for 1, 2, 4, sin-klair, sing- ]

/ sɪnˈklɛər, sɪŋ- or for 1, 2, 4, ˈsɪn klɛər, ˈsɪŋ- /

noun

Harry Ford,1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.

May,1865?–1946, British novelist.

Up·ton (Beall)

[uhp-tuh n bel] /ˈʌp tən bɛl/,1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.

a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.

Example sentences from the Web for sinclair

With Sinclair as our non-judgmental guide, we see that these revelations are not meant to shock us but, perhaps, enlighten us.

‘High Maintenance,’ Like a Good High, Is Funny and Sometimes Unsettling |Caitlin Dickson |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It seems magical: a private island off Massachusetts, where the “beautiful, rich” extended Sinclair family has summered for years.

'We Were Liars': Teens Confront Their Beautiful, Rich Family's Dark Secrets |Samantha Levine |August 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sinclair published a well-documented book on the subject in 2012.

We Watch the DSK Sex Romp So You Don’t Have To |Tracy McNicoll |May 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He said, “As an active member of the LGBT community it was an honor and a privilege to be part of Sean and Sinclair's happy day.”

The U.K.’s First Gay Marriage |Nico Hines |March 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Sinclair acknowledges that a lot of what he sees in his business “makes it easy to be cynical.”

After Sandy, Architecture for Humanity Gets Down to Work |Malcolm Jones |November 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Upon Mr. Sinclair asking her what was the matter, she said she felt as if a knife had been stuck into her back.

Irish Witchcraft and Demonology |St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
Mr. Sinclair, anxious to return it, had missed it from among his papers, and felt seriously concerned at its disappearance.

Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale |William Carleton
There was the rugged patch of bush, where Sinclair had frightened him so badly.

Menotah |Ernest G. Henham
He is the man with whom your Uncle Sinclair came to England to treat.

The Golden Web |Anthony Partridge
Perhaps you don't know it, Sinclair, but the whole pattern of the Solar Guard is one of defense.

The Revolt on Venus |Carey Rockwell

British Dictionary definitions for sinclair

Sinclair

/ (sɪŋˈklɛə, ˈsɪŋklɛə) /

noun

Sir Clive (Marles). born 1940, English electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5 (1985), a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure

Upton (Beall). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws

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