Shirley

[ shur-lee ]

noun

1. James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.
2. William, 1694–1771, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1741–56: urged assault on Louisburg.
3. a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
4. a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename.

Example Sentences

‘Shirley,’ about the iconic civil-rights warrior, Congressperson Shirley Chisholm, written by John Ridley, features a great script for an excellent movie.”

From Los Angeles Times

Flick also performed on several other 007 soundtracks, including Shirley Bassey’s theme for the 1964 film Goldfinger.

From BBC

The support of the NHRA, the first U.S. motorsports series to welcome female drivers in large numbers — women have won 23 drag-racing championships, dating to Shirley Muldowney’s top fuel title in 1977 — was especially helpful, Shumake said.

From Los Angeles Times

Shirley Muldowney is known as “the first lady of drag racing,” and with good reason.

From Los Angeles Times

Shirley Debono, from family campaign group IPP Committee in Action, said by taking resentencing off the table, the government was "causing more harm" to already vulnerable prisoners.

From BBC