Carrington

/ ˈkærɪŋtən /

noun

1. CarringtonDora18931932FBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: engraverWRITING: letter writer Dora, known as Carrington . 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
2. CarringtonPeter (Alexander Rupert), 6th Baron1919MBritishPOLITICS: statesman Peter ( Alexander Rupert ), 6th Baron. born 1919, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for defence (1970–74); foreign secretary (1979–82); secretary general of NATO (1984–88)

Example Sentences

A combination of the number of players leaving for international duty this week, and some of those not called up being given time off, means that it will be largely those who are injured that Amorim first gets to see when he reports for duty at United’s Carrington training complex.

From BBC

While she accepted the resignation of Lord Carrington, foreign secretary at the time, she refused to let Sir John go saying "she could not possibly accept" when the British taskforce was still carrying out its operation to retake the islands.

From BBC

It all adds to a mammoth task facing Amorim when he finally walks through the doors of United’s Carrington training headquarters in a little over a week's time.

From BBC

"In our social justice, which is one of our tenets that we have, sisterhood, I think for us, we feel like we helped push and lifted this tide up and make it happen a little sooner than it normally would," said Grace Carrington, the director of the Democratic National Committee's Southern Region and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta.

From Salon

Through the DNC Black Caucus, Carrington also expressed a hope that, as a Divine Nine member and alongside nonpartisan groups like her sorority, she and the caucus can continue to "really lift up each individual segment of the population" and ensure they're "elevating not only Black women, but qualified Black people" who are running for office across the nation, noting how "definitive" Black Greek organizations have been in boosting efforts to elect Black judges across the nation.

From Salon