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lorne

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

Editorial note

Commander Adama was played by Edward James Olmos, and in the original 1978 series, by Lorne Greene.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name.

noun

A surname

noun

A placename:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lorne.

noun

A male given name.

noun

A surname

noun

A placename:

noun

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Example sentences

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Commander Adama was played by Edward James Olmos, and in the original 1978 series, by Lorne Greene.

2

But SNL and Lorne are not synonymous - his reach has extended far beyond that show.

3

The truth might be that Lorne Michaels is the real audience of Saturday Night Live.

4

Great killer mask, one of my favourites along those of Lorne Malvo and Anton Chigurh.

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It was great at catching things like this (and Lorne goal NPE in Java).

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The terrible truth is that the Loch Ness monster is dead -- the proof: What do you think Lorne sausage is made of?

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I was recently watching a short history piece about some of the attitudes/egos Lorne had to deal with (e.g.

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I wonder what will become the next mainstream comedy breeding ground after Lorne calls it quits.

9

There is plenty of great sketch comedy being made (just look at the popularity and memes from Tim Robinson’s work), just not anywhere in Lorne Michaels’ orbit.

10

Substitute Lorne Michaels and SNL for Schultz and Peanuts.

11

I've always heard that Lorne is famously against improvisation while shooting.

12

Well I would have to figure it's quite common for people not to have a clue who Lorne Greene was, and probably don't attend that many big old international ships in the average year for very many decades either.

Quote examples

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Lorne Michaels reportedly dislikes when “Saturday Night Live” cast members break character.

2

Compare: "Lorne Greene would tout the benefits of the dog food, and then would say it's so good that he feeds it to his own dogs."

3

“Actually, it’s the children who are wrong, things can’t ever decline in quality” is not the argument you, nor Lorne, think it is.

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Perhaps another way of putting my feelings into words is that the essay feels far too much like shaming to still qualify as a "can't we do better?" It's written in a voice that strongly implies that Lorne actively resists progressive notions, and attempts to get readers to sort themselves into "part of the problem" and "part of the solution" groups.

Proper noun examples

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Lorne Michaels from SNL, learned the hard way that Sitcoms need to provide comfort first and foremost to be popular.

2

Lorne is more of the person running the talent show, selecting people, and then reaping rewards with the spin offs rather than the star.

3

Lorne is great and the heart of the show.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use lorne in a sentence?

Commander Adama was played by Edward James Olmos, and in the original 1978 series, by Lorne Greene.

What does lorne mean?

A male given name.

What part of speech is lorne?

lorne is commonly used as noun.