Cullen

American  

[kuhl-uhn] / ˈkʌl ən /

noun

1. Countee 1903–46, U.S. poet.

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Cullen British  

/ ˈkʌlən /

noun

1. William Douglas , Baron. born 1935, Scottish judge who conducted public inquiries into the Piper Alpha disaster (1990), the Dunblane school shootings (1996), and the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster (1999); led the tribunal which turned down the appeal (2002) of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing

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Example Sentences

Cullen Roche is the founder and chief investment officer of Discipline Funds, a financial-advisory firm, and the author of several investing books, including “Your Perfect Portfolio.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

His co-star Siobhán Cullen also drew on a mix of medical guidance and personal insight.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The study was led by the University of Minnesota's Katie Cullen MD, and the imaging method used to measure ATP production in the brain was developed by Professors Xiao Hong Zhu and Wei Chen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

The performances are first-rate; Claire and Pete, for instance, are imbued by Ms. Richards and Mr. Cullen with a distinctly unstable chemistry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Armed with just a flashlight and flare gun, Cullen continued to walk and patrol the shoreline.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple