Laurens

[ lawr-uhnz, lor- ]

noun

1. Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
2. a town in central South Carolina.

Example Sentences

"England have arguably one of the greatest squads they ever had and the great momentum of two Euros finals," said European football journalist Julien Laurens.

From BBC

"She is made from the same kind of mould as Emma Hayes," Laurens added.

From BBC

Henry Laurens of South Carolina, the president of the Continental Congress for a term, had become one of America’s richest men by shipping as many as 8,000 people from Africa to America.

From Literature

They are being held without bail at the Berkeley County jail after being arrested at their home in Laurens County, about a three-hour drive away.

From Seattle Times

The mortality benefit was documented even in the areas with the lowest RTS,S coverage, notes Matthew Laurens, a malaria vaccine researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

From Science Magazine