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wendell

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

Editorial note

You are mischaracterizing the case and unfairly tarring the reputation of Oliver Wendell Holmes, a truly great Supreme Court justice.

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Quick take

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wendell.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Example sentences

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You are mischaracterizing the case and unfairly tarring the reputation of Oliver Wendell Holmes, a truly great Supreme Court justice.

2

However, if you read any early Pragmatist thinkers like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., C.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes?) where some pretty broad leaps were made.

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US[1], in which Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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---------------------------------------- A nice place to get comfortable doing mathematics in several dimensions is Wendell H.

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It appears that you're being downvoted, but I've found Wendell Berry to be one of the most insightful writers about the weaknesses of technological advances, despite the fact that he doesn't use a computer.

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A unanimous Supreme Court, in a famous opinion by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., concluded that defendants who distributed leaflets to draft-age men, urging resistance to induction, could be convicted of an attempt to obstruct the draft, a criminal offense.

Quote examples

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As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr once remarked "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society..".

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The entire thing reminds me of this quote: > "The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society" US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use wendell in a sentence?

You are mischaracterizing the case and unfairly tarring the reputation of Oliver Wendell Holmes, a truly great Supreme Court justice.

What does wendell mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.

What part of speech is wendell?

wendell is commonly used as noun.