Peterson

[ pee-ter-suhn ]

noun

1. Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
2. Roger Tory, 1908–1996, U.S. ornithologist, author, and artist.

Peterson

/ ˈpiːtəsən /

noun

1. PetersonOscar (Emmanuel)19252007MCanadianMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: singer Oscar ( Emmanuel ). 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist and singer, who led his own trio from the early 1950s

Example Sentences

Peterson and Grose found parallels between lawmakers’ stock holdings and their votes, even after controlling for potential confounding factors.

From Washington Post

If convicted, Moribe, 41, and Peterson, 46, could face up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

From Washington Post

Brown had five such games and Tomlinson and Peterson had three each in their first five seasons.

From Washington Post

On top of that, Republican groups have spent $5 million on her behalf, while Peterson has received a little less than $4 million in outside support.

From FiveThirtyEight

While Peterson’s conservative views have helped him survive in recent election cycles, the district is getting redder and split-ticket voting is becoming rarer.

From FiveThirtyEight

Nearly all the coverage focused on Ray Rice punching his fiancé senseless and Adrian Peterson beating his child.

From The Daily Beast

He cited Ernst and her husband Gail in his reasons for resignation, specifically for how they had treated Peterson.

From The Daily Beast

The first commission member to be forced out was Claude Peterson, a Vietnam vet who had signed the petition.

From The Daily Beast

Peterson tweeted this earlier this afternoon, presumably around the time he found out about the indictment.

From The Daily Beast

To be clear, what Peterson (allegedly) did is abhorrent and almost beyond comprehension.

From The Daily Beast

For the immediate present,” Mr. Sabin said, “Mrs. Peterson not having arrived, I want to see that golf course.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he added in a friendly, simple, good-natured tone: I forgot to mention that a letter has come from Mrs. Peterson.

From Project Gutenberg

Should any message come from Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, say Im not at home, and you dont know where I have gone.

From Project Gutenberg

When he reached home he found on the table another letter from Raisa Alexandrovna Peterson.

From Project Gutenberg

Rodgers & Peterson had their logs in the stream early, and everything pointed to a successful season's work.

From Project Gutenberg