Sewell

American

[soo-uhl] / ˈsu əl /

noun

Anna, 1820–78, English author.

Sewell British

/ ˈsuːəl /

noun

Henry. 1807–79, New Zealand statesman, born in England: first prime minister of New Zealand (1856)

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Mr. Sewell grants that the English Civil War “had a way of making double-dealers out of even the most honest men and women.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Rep. Terri Sewell, a Democrat from Alabama, said calls from constituents with tax-return issues have “increased exponentially.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Gerry and Sewell runs at the Aldwych Theatre until 24 January and at Newcastle Theatre Royal from 9 to 13 June.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Megan Garcia had no idea her teenage son Sewell, a "bright and beautiful boy", had started spending hours and hours obsessively talking to an online character on the Character.ai app in late spring 2023.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

One day we found William Sewell, who lives in an apartment at the end of the hallway.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

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