Chaney

[ chey-nee ]

noun

1. Lon [lon], 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.

Example Sentences

Breaking into the entertainment industry by way of Broadway — and off-Broadway — Rachins rose to prominence on the NBC legal series “L.A. Law,” which ran for eight seasons from 1986-94 and revolved around the City of Angels’ fictional law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak.

From Los Angeles Times

“In a very real way we’ve addressed a lot of the low-hanging fruit with medication reform, expanded veterinary examinations, more observation and things like that,” said Scott Chaney, executive director of the CHRB.

From Los Angeles Times

Instructor Carlos Alonzo, left, shows Miracle Chaney, 17, left, how to cut steel with a grinder in one of the shops at the Ignition Lab, part of Operation Breakthrough.

From Los Angeles Times

The convention was held on the backdrop of the murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney; killed near Philadelphia, Mississippi for working to register Black people to vote.

From Salon

He promotes himself as Gary Cooper in “High Noon”; the brave, rugged individualist ready to save the gentry as Lon Chaney Jr. admits, “People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care. They just don't care.”

From Salon