Used in a Sentence

penn

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

Editorial note

Regarding the sparring between BJ Penn and her, it somewhat confirmed that he held back.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named after William Penn.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named after William Penn.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place in England:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for penn.

noun

A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named after William Penn.

noun

A surname.

noun

A place in England:

noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9094).

Example sentences

1

Regarding the sparring between BJ Penn and her, it somewhat confirmed that he held back.

2

I complain to my friend in brooklyn it takes about as long to go from Philadelphia to Penn Station as it does from Penn Station to their door step.

3

Full Disclosure: BJ Penn is one of my favorite fighters of all time.

4

That being said, you are also right about living directly above Penn Station.

5

In college, I felt part of (and strongly resonated with) the Penn CS / hacker community.

6

Watch footage of her sparring with BJ Penn (the extended version).

7

Yeah I'm convinced by Penn and Teller of only one thing: they want to be hip and snarky and sell views.

8

It's not as though Sean Penn has trouble finding work.

9

I'm currently taking one of Matt Blaze's courses at Penn (Operating Systems).

10

Also, you're assuming that he lives directly above 30th Street Station and works directly above Penn Station, otherwise the travel time is likely to be over 2 hours.

11

Doesn't Penn have a taxi-stand that's all nice and managed, like the airports do, with a line of taxis and a line of people lining up to use them?

12

I used to take cabs from Penn to Lorimer Street and back all the time through 2007-11 when I didnt feel like switching trains - no problems.

Quote examples

1

Penn says, "right now, as I sit here, there probably is danger in secondhand smoke".

2

Whether it is 1600 Penn Ave or 1234 Example Street doesn't help remove ambiguity of "my address or the reps address?" Look at their home page.

3

Watch the "Penn and Teller Bullshit" on it.

4

I actually think being a smaller "Penn students and surrounding businesses" type of play would make it easier...there's less incentive for the online-only stolen card gangs to take over.

Proper noun examples

1

Or if you're BJ Penn, you do indeed go up a weight class to fight the (overwhelmingly dominant) champion, and win!

2

Penn State and Pitt's cover the exact same course material.

3

For BJ Penn, there were a lot of questions about his motivations, and by time it seemed like he was properly motivated, the sport had passed him by.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use penn in a sentence?

Regarding the sparring between BJ Penn and her, it somewhat confirmed that he held back.

What does penn mean?

A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, named after William Penn.

What part of speech is penn?

penn is commonly used as noun.