Braine

American  

[breyn] / breɪn /

noun

1. John Gerard, 1922–86, English novelist.

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Braine British  

/ breɪn /

noun

1. John ( Gerard ). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)

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Example Sentences

Braine said the South West's dark sky status sites mean there are a number of places the lights can be seen.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

“Neither has been extensively sold in Hong Kong before,” Ms. Braine said.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

David Braine, Senior Meteorologist, BBC South West, said "some sizeable waves were whipped up by the easterly winds - an unusual direction for us to see such strong winds".

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

Sillitoe, who died last year, is invariably bracketed with those "angry young men" whose careers also flowered from flinty, northern soil – John Braine and Keith Waterhouse, David Storey and Stan Barstow.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2011

"My man," said Braine, "would you like to make some money?"

From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by MacGrath, Harold