Vernon

[ vur-nuh n ]

/ ˈvɜr nən /

EdwardOld Grog,1684–1757, British admiral.

a town in N Connecticut.

a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.

a city in N Texas.

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “springlike.”

Example sentences from the Web for vernon

She threw her arms around Clinton intimate Vernon Jordan and happily posed for grip and grins, with Abedin acting as photographer.

Hillary Takes on the World: Clinton’s Foreign Policy Record in the Spotlight |Lloyd Grove |June 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He fired his gun, striking and killing 13-year-old Vernon Lee Holmes Jr.

Beyond ‘Affluenza’: Four More Unusual Defense Strategies |Brandy Zadrozny |December 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
If she defeated Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, Sinema would become the first openly bisexual House member.

Nine Key House Race Results |Allison Yarrow |November 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Vernon ultimately locks Bender in a storage closet and, in a moment of weakness, physically threatens him.

Hollywood's Best Worst Teachers |Marlow Stern |June 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Vernon treats his students with nothing but disdain, verbally haranguing them every chance he gets.

Hollywood's Best Worst Teachers |Marlow Stern |June 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
But the barrel-chair was finished before Mrs. Vernon returned.

Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
He was not gone long, however, and when he returned, he nodded satisfactorily to Mrs. Vernon.

Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Mrs. Vernon looked at it in surprise, and gasped: Why, of all things!

Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
She looked at him wistfully, as if he might perhaps explain; but Vernon said nothing.

Nell, of Shorne Mills |Charles Garvice
Major Vernon was not going to church on this bright winter's morning.

Henry Dunbar |M. E. Braddon