Herman

[ hur-muhn ]

noun

1. Woodrow Woody, 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “army” and “ man.”

Example Sentences

Only one brown bear at the Oakland Zoo, according to Herman, seemed to experience soreness at the injection site after receiving the vaccine.

From Washington Post

The two men are set up as foils, Herman a principled square with steadfast notions of justice and Charles a mercenary libertine.

From Time

He said Herman would remain with the Longhorns in 2021, after the school failed to lure former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer to replace him, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

From Washington Post

We thank Coach Herman for his service and dedication to our student-athletes, our program and our university.

From Washington Post

Herman led Houston to visions of playoff glory and routed Florida State in a New Year’s Six game anyway.

From Washington Post

As this is a Tuesday, Hitch has his regular lunch with his agent, Herman Citron.

From The Daily Beast

At the suggestion of founder Maneesh Goyal, the company went with a Pee-wee Herman theme.

From The Daily Beast

Which raises another question: Who is Pee-wee Herman for in 2014?

From The Daily Beast

Inside was Mandelbaum, her twenty-four-year-old son Julius, and her most trusted confidant, Herman Stoude.

From The Daily Beast

Mundt had settled for Santorum after her first choice, Herman Cain, dropped out of the race.

From The Daily Beast

If Herman comes back from gettin' the horse shod, you tell him to take an axe, and come down where I be in the long lot, fencin'.

From Project Gutenberg

Herman unharnessed, and came in, a tall brown-haired fellow with dark eyes full of softness, and a deep simplicity of feeling.

From Project Gutenberg

Herman strode away, after one incredulous look at her, a shaft she felt through her downcast lids.

From Project Gutenberg

I take the opportunity of our speaking a vessel, the Herman Cortes, bound for Lisbon, to forward you this letter.

From Project Gutenberg

Herman and Wallace stumbled toward the house, stiff and bent.

From Project Gutenberg