Hornby

/ ˈhɔːnbɪ /

noun

1. HornbyNick1958MBritishWRITING: writer Nick. born 1958, British writer; his books include the memoir Fever Pitch (1992; filmed 1997) and the bestselling novels About a Boy (1998; filmed 2002), How To Be Good (2001), and Juliet, Naked (2009)

Example Sentences

Dr Kate Hornby, a vet currently hired by ZIC to carry out weekly health checks only on the exhibits it owns, claims sometimes animals "have no water, sometimes they have no food".

From BBC

It’s been a minute, and I don’t know how it’s all aged, but especially in his heyday, I was a big Nick Hornby fan.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Kate Hornby said the turtle has not been eating since arriving at the clinic, "potentially because it is in a state of hibernation due to the colder UK climate".

From BBC

Dr Hornby said Fluffy will be put into warmer waters to speed up its metabolism.

From BBC

Tensions between both men did not quite reach fever pitch though Loughran, recommending the writings of Nick Hornby to Mr Spence, was sceptical that local football fans would transfer their allegiances from English and Scottish teams.

From BBC