Used in a Sentence

ernest

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

Editorial note

A counter-example in six words: For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn is a short story by Ernest Hemingway.

Examples18
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.

noun

A surname.

noun

Obsolete form of earnest. [Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ernest.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.

noun

A surname.

noun

Obsolete form of earnest. [Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.]

Example sentences

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A counter-example in six words: For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn is a short story by Ernest Hemingway.

2

Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway are two of the most famous of the American expat community in inter-war Europe.

3

The bullet ricocheted off the block, grazing the trouser leg of Admiral Ernest King and ending up in the wall.

4

Pulling funding from these people would be like telling Ernest Solvay to put away his wallet.

5

Kerry was joined at the talks by Energy Secretary Ernest J.

6

The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry - Ernest Fennolosa Edited by Ezra Pound, the most spectacular misunderstanding of language ever to be reprinted.

7

Keep in mind also that men like Ernest Medina had a one-hour trial and was acquitted across the board, and William Calley was actually given a life sentence...

8

The best typewriter in the world is going to let Ernest Hemingway's Great American Novel flow directly from his mind onto the paper, but it isn't going to make me even a tiny bit more capable of writing a great novel.

9

Nobody dies if a query returns Daniel Day Lewis as the star of Ernest Goes to Camp and many people might just write it off as human error...even if it isn't.

10

When you discover that someone has added a link between Daniel Day-Lewis and Ernest Goes to Jail all you would need to do is delete a row in the movies_people table.

11

«Ready Player One», Ernest Cline -- Because all my friends read it and I've to.

12

I'm a fan of Invictus, by William Ernest Henley: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.

Quote examples

1

In the 1930s Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) repeatedly suggested, sometimes angrily, that the possibility of harnessing atomic energy was "moonshine".

2

And it's coming right after "Armada" by Ernest Cline was released, which deals with aliens.

3

Never worn." attributed to Ernest Hemingway.

4

Stopped reading after the first part of the first sentence: "Ernest Hemingway, who may well be the greatest living American novelist and short-story writer..." I don't understand why people like him.

Proper noun examples

1

Ernest Moniz, the US energy secretary who helped negotiate the deal, is a nuclear physicist.

2

Ernest Shackleton's wrote this to his 9 year old daughter before he set out to rescue the stranded crew of the Endurance.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use ernest in a sentence?

A counter-example in six words: For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn is a short story by Ernest Hemingway.

What does ernest mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.

What part of speech is ernest?

ernest is commonly used as noun.