A male given name from Irish.
Used in a Sentence
brian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brian.
Editorial note
(Although Brian Chesky says that didn't happen until November, it sounds like they got some kind of verbal confirmation earlier?) The timeline is weird.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
A male given name from Irish.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of brian gathered in one view.
A surname.
(dialectal, Northern England) To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for brian.
noun
A male given name from Irish.
noun
A surname.
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
Example sentences
(Although Brian Chesky says that didn't happen until November, it sounds like they got some kind of verbal confirmation earlier?) The timeline is weird.
Obviously this is just your opinion, but I think Brian Eno completely on point here, for music at least.
Perhaps the best thing Brian ever did for RubySpec might be pouring a significant chunk of his life into starting and maintaining the project?
For (i) I remember watching a documentary by Brian Cox which explained it quite well (can't find the video anymore).
You can send me your resumes and contact directly at brian.barker@maxpoint.com.
Did you ask Brian et al for permission to post emails?
But I was always direct on my commitment to Brian and once we agreed to terms I immediately had my lawyers move to closing quickly.
- Brian Eno This is my favorite quote to bring out when people are discussing the merits (or demerits) of pixel art.
And while you might think it was Wrong, other than some of the stuff that came out in Brian Reed's case I don't think they did anything regularly that was illegal.
> (I think you got it from Neil Tyson or something) Lol no, I haven't actually watched any stuff from him, I'm more of a Brian Cox guy.
The other complication is Brian wanted me to meet with another angel he wanted to bring into the round (I left this out of the post as I didn't want to embarrass this angel; we actually became pretty right friends after all this).
Quote examples
“Employees that do best in performance management systems tend to be the employees that are the most narcissistic and self-promoting,” said Brian Kropp, the HR practice leader for CEB.
I think the key insight that a lot of people may miss in your post is about timing - the first email your post quoted from Brian said they wanted to close $100K to operate "for the next 4 months", so a closing time 6 weeks later (1.5 months into that period) is quite late in that process.
Proper noun examples
Brian talked to a ton of people over many months.
Brian has rightly sent me standard YC docs to use but I was too ignorant to even know what those docs were.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use brian in a sentence?
(Although Brian Chesky says that didn't happen until November, it sounds like they got some kind of verbal confirmation earlier?) The timeline is weird.
What does brian mean?
A male given name from Irish.
What part of speech is brian?
brian is commonly used as noun, verb.