Bridges

[ brij-iz ]

noun

1. Calvin Black·man [blak, -m, uh, n], 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist.
2. Harry (Alfred Bryant Ren·ton) [ren, -tn], 1900–1990, U.S. labor leader, born in Australia.
3. Robert (Seymour), 1884–1930, English poet and essayist: poet laureate 1913–30.

Bridges

/ ˈbrɪdʒɪz /

noun

1. BridgesRobert (Seymour)18441930MEnglishWRITING: poet Robert ( Seymour ). 1844–1930, English poet: poet laureate (1913–30)

Example Sentences

In 2016, the bodies of Lowe and Bridges finally emerged from the glacier they’d been trapped in.

From Outside Online

“Everybody who didn’t want the shot is literally appalled by the fact that it got FDA approved,” Bridges said Tuesday, arguing that the FDA had rushed to approve the shots despite evidence of their waning efficacy.

From Washington Post

“It’s like you’re being forced to do this, whether you like it or not,” said Bridges, who has attracted support from hundreds of donors on GoFundMe.

From Washington Post

Welker and Bridges threatened to expose Hunt’s son’s conviction — promising to place copies of the arrest record in mailboxes throughout Wyoming.

From Washington Post

The Suns get a 16-point bump because we expect more minutes for Paul, Booker, Ayton, Bridges and Crowder in the postseason, but that’s not nearly as large as the bump received by other teams.

From FiveThirtyEight

Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.

From The Daily Beast

“Ovens using gas cylinders were set up to make bread under bridges, and nursing stations appeared, offering medicines,” he writes.

From The Daily Beast

Next, the GOP should hammer away at how our roads, bridges, and tunnels are crumbling, and push for an infrastructure initiative.

From The Daily Beast

But as much energy as Mark seems to have put into making friends in high places, former co-workers say he also burned bridges.

From The Daily Beast

The children in these stories then went on to injure themselves by falling off of old bridges or cutting themselves.

From The Daily Beast

The Gentleman's Magazine contains a long list of the bridges and churches which attest his reputation and skill.

From Project Gutenberg

I hung the receiver up again, wondering what business could fetch Jack Bridges round at that time of the evening to see me.

From Project Gutenberg

The town is built on both sides of the Clyde, which is crossed by fine stone bridges, but seven-eighths of it lie on the north.

From Project Gutenberg

Then it came to my mind in a flash that the parchment was nothing else than human skin, and Richard Bridges' skin at that.

From Project Gutenberg

I like sus-sus-pen-sheen bridges that fly from bank to bank, with one big step, like a gang-plank.

From Project Gutenberg

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