Campanella

/ kampaˈnɛlla /

noun

1. CampanellaTommaso15681639MItalianPHILOSOPHY: philosopherRELIGION: clergyman Tommaso. 1568–1639, Italian philosopher and Dominican friar. During his imprisonment by the Spaniards (1599–1626) he wrote his celebrated utopian fantasy, La città del sole .

Example Sentences

In the last of the ninth, Yankee closer Joe Page gave up homers to Luis Olmo and Roy Campanella, but struck out pinch-hitter Bruce Edwards for New York’s second win.

From Los Angeles Times

Home runs by Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges and Duke Snider accounted for six of Brooklyn’s eight runs in Game 4 and Snider had two homers in the Game 5 win.

From Los Angeles Times

As the planning historian Thomas Campanella wrote in 2011, “The literature on grassroots planning tends to assume a citizenry of Gandhian humanists. In fact, most people are not motivated by altruism but by self-interest.”

From Slate

But this one cut much deeper because it was with one of the most respected and well-liked players on the team, the best friend of first baseman Freddie Freeman and the winner of the 2023 Roy Campanella Award, which is given annually to the Dodgers player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the Hall-of-Fame catcher.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a reason he’s been in the game as long as he has, and there’s a reason we all voted him for the Roy Campanella Award last year.

From Los Angeles Times