Used in a Sentence

dawson

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dawson.

Editorial note

Add Tom Leighton (Akamai), Frans Kaashoek (Mazu Networks), Dawson Engler (Coverity), and maybe David Brumley (ForAllSecure) to that list.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A placename

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dawson gathered in one view.

noun

A placename

noun

A locale in Australia

noun

A locale in the United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dawson.

noun

A placename

noun

A locale in Australia

noun

A locale in the United States.

noun

A city, the county seat of Terrell County, Georgia, United States.

Example sentences

1

Add Tom Leighton (Akamai), Frans Kaashoek (Mazu Networks), Dawson Engler (Coverity), and maybe David Brumley (ForAllSecure) to that list.

2

Various practical books such as Secrets of Power Negotiation by Roger Dawson if that sort of thing will help you.

3

But then again, artists like Kimya Dawson (prior to Juno fame) have organized entire cross-country tours based on word of mouth.

4

One guy, in Dawson City, lives in a cave across the Yukon River from town.

5

During the California gold rush, the hardware sellers made tons of money, but during the Dawson gold rush, everybody knew the guy selling pickaxes made money.

6

Bruce Dawson has at least 12 posts on floats.

7

Considering that the fungus theory was raised by Dawson in 1859 (and widely debated), and JttCotE was written in 1864, it's likely Verne was influenced by modern scientific debate.

8

In Dawson City, Yukon they're driving across the Yukon River right now - it's part of the highway and the only access to town for the hundred or so people that live on the other side.

9

Not good: > Unable to connect to MongoDB: connecting to mongodb://web:###plaintextpassword###@dawson.mongohq.com:10036/bistro_production failed: Operation now in progress Hmm, as the site is down I don't even know how to contact them.

Quote examples

1

Dawson, 'they are all clunky and square'" But now suddenly it's a fashion item to have a clunky, square watch?

2

Hi dawson, Thanks for recommending "DO" and sharing in-depth analysis.

3

"Gold Rush: Alaska" and "Yukon Gold" are both filmed in my local area (Dawson, Yukon, Canada), and both companies strap GoPros onto every piece of heavy equipment they can.

4

I thought that "discovered" was very ambiguous (was it intentional?) I wanted to write something offbeat, like, "The Dawson City mayor stole cable TV for all its citizens in 1996" or "DNA-polymerase can synthesize 10000 nucleotides/second" (I can't find the actual number on the net, but it's crazy high) I solved the problem by not applying at all.

Proper noun examples

1

These writings were cataloged and organized by his first biographer, John Dawson, for a heroic two years.

2

It's a collection of essays from leading modern thinkers (Dawson, Pinker, etc) on which cognitive tools people should be equipped with.

3

People in gender-incongruent roles penalised more heavily for mistakes (Brescoll, Dawson, & Uhlmann, 2010).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dawson in a sentence?

Add Tom Leighton (Akamai), Frans Kaashoek (Mazu Networks), Dawson Engler (Coverity), and maybe David Brumley (ForAllSecure) to that list.

What does dawson mean?

A placename

What part of speech is dawson?

dawson is commonly used as noun.