Cornelius

[kawr-neel-yuhs, -nee-lee-uhs, kawr-ney-lee-oos]

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.

2. Peter von 1783–1867, German painter.

3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.

Example Sentences

This was the age of the original “robber barons,” like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould, whose great fortunes and “crass unscrupulousness became part of the mystique of the new phenomenon of Wall Street,” Michael Hiltzik writes in “Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of America.”

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It is known for its superior service, selection of high-end goods from Chanel and Hermès, as well as its iconic location on the site of the former mansion of Cornelius Vanderbilt II on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue just south of Central Park.

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"We were naive and found ourselves down at 2-0, then we were chasing the game," Cornelius told TNT Sports.

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It meant Derek Cornelius shunted to left-back, with Tavernier at centre-back.

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In east London, pharmacist prescriber Cornelius Agoye was also willing to prescribe without any consultation, handing over vials of Botox for cash with no patient in sight.

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