Used in a Sentence

dobson

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

Editorial note

He entered his first contest only because the gym owner Brian Dobson offered him free membership to do so.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

noun

A ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

noun

A small town near Greymouth, West Coast region, New Zealand.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dobson.

Example sentences

1

He entered his first contest only because the gym owner Brian Dobson offered him free membership to do so.

2

Huh, I know about Bob Dobson et al, but MOO-ism somehow escaped my notice back in the day.

3

If buying a used skywatcher dobson is the best way to get good optics, wouldn't I, as a beginner, be better off just using that dobson instead of going the DIY route?

4

It’s a little odd that a civil engineer is being an expert witness for pressure vessels, which are typically the Dobson of mechanical engineers.

5

Nothing as complex as this, just a manually guided dobson.

6

If you just want a serviceable telescope, you haven't been able to really save any money by grinding a mirror for decades, unless you're a madman like Dobson who scrounged blanks in the form of things like porthole windows.

Quote examples

1

James Dobson made a career advocating for child abuse including physical abuse for “strong willed children”.

2

I need to build a Dobson mount for my old homemade 8" F 5.5 Newton...

3

The 6" f/5 can often be found cheap and without a mount, but if you are beginning, absolutely find some secondhand dobson before going DIY.

4

I made my first 10" telescope - rough and fine ground, polished, figured, and built the telescope and mount at 10 under the instruction famous (later) John Dobson in San Francisco.

Proper noun examples

1

There is a very detailed video documentation [0] about telescope building techniques, featuring insights from John Dobson, the inventor of the Dobsonian telescope mentioned on the page.

2

I remember being worried about James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell back in the 90s and how they were influencing politics from a distance.

3

>But Frank Dobson, a former former health secretary, So, a health secretary?

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use dobson in a sentence?

He entered his first contest only because the gym owner Brian Dobson offered him free membership to do so.

What does dobson mean?

A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

What part of speech is dobson?

dobson is commonly used as noun.