Rainey

[ rey-nee ]

noun

1. Gertrude Ma, 1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
2. Joseph Hayne [heyn], 1832–87, U.S. politician: first Black congressman 1870–79.

Example Sentences

She also earned Oscar nominations for “The Help,” “Doubt” and, most recently, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” another Wilson adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times

Times staff writer James Rainey, in Los Angeles, contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times

Times staff writer James Rainey contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

As my colleague James Rainey reported, Soon-Shiong said that he feared that picking one candidate would only exacerbate the already deep divisions in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

Katrina Rainey uttered the phrase to emergency services at the scene where she was fatally injured.

From BBC