Sherman

American  

[shur-muhn] / ˈʃɜr mən /

noun

1. Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.

2. James Schoolcraft 1855–1912, vice president of the United States 1909–12.

3. John, 1823–1900, U.S. statesman (brother of William T.).

4. Roger, 1721–93, American statesman.

5. Stuart Pratt, 1881–1926, U.S. critic and educator.

6. William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the Civil War.

7. a city in northeastern Texas.

8. Mount Sherman, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,036 feet (4,278 meters).

9. a male given name.

10. U.S. Military. a 34-ton (31-metric ton) medium tank of World War II, with a 75 mm gun and a crew of four.

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Sherman British  

/ ˈʃɜːmən /

noun

1. William Tecumseh (tɪˈkʌmsə). 1820–91, American Union commander during the Civil War. He led the victorious march through Georgia (1864), becoming commander of the army in 1869

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Example Sentences

You thought you would go down in U.S. history as a domestic Patton, a borderlands Sherman.

From Los Angeles Times

Carol Sherman, a local artist, was second in line when the doors opened back in 2024.

From BBC

On the one hand, he could “do human,” said Wendy Sherman, a U.S. official who led negotiations with Iran in 2015, recalling times the two exchanged pictures of their grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strong pitching, good hitting and solid hitting has led to a 9-0 start for the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame baseball team.

From Los Angeles Times

But Sherman later withdrew his support, openly declaring that he was doing so because Mehringer had chosen to expose the department’s dirty laundry, Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times