Used in a Sentence

tierney

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

Editorial note

Perhaps part of the answer is George Tierney of South Carolina [1].

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Quick take

A female given name.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A female given name.

noun

A surname from Irish.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tierney.

noun

A female given name.

noun

A surname from Irish.

Example sentences

1

Perhaps part of the answer is George Tierney of South Carolina [1].

2

John Marion Tierney is an American journalist and a contributing editor to City Journal, the Manhattan Institute's quarterly publication.

3

Radford Neal is writing one, Luke Tierney is writing one, then there is Riposte.

4

What about this article makes you think Tierney is engaged in honest scientific skepticism?

5

I partially agree with some of the points Tierney is making, but some are just wrong.

6

The point where I truly agree with Tierney is where he says the AP courses cover too much too quickly.

7

Lispers might not like that it's not a Lisp, but I remember Luke Tierney also making a statement to the effect that the statisticians have spoken and they don't prefer the Lisp syntax.

Quote examples

1

Tierney fails to mention that he went to Yale, making this anecdote disingenuous at best." Exactly.

2

This point and similar ones are made in the book "Willpower" by Baumeister and Tierney.

3

Tierney says AP courses don’t "hold a candle" to the college course he taught.

4

But in order to have willpower you need to eat,” says John Tierney, coauthor with Baumeister of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength."

Proper noun examples

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Tierney describe studies showing that giving people glucose (in the form of a sugar drink) restores their willpower.

2

Tierney frankly conflates political agendas with making your best guesses about the future given current knowledge and resource constraints.

3

Tierney so unilaterally condemns, I’m writing to provide some evidence intended to describe a much more diverse set of AP experiences than Mr.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use tierney in a sentence?

Perhaps part of the answer is George Tierney of South Carolina [1].

What does tierney mean?

A female given name.

What part of speech is tierney?

tierney is commonly used as noun.