McCrae

American  

[muh-krey] / məˈkreɪ /

noun

1. John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.

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Example Sentences

Duvall often said his favorite role, however, was one he played in a 1989 TV mini-series -- the grizzled, wise-cracking Texas Ranger-turned-cowboy Augustus McCrae in "Lonesome Dove," based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Henry, the great poet’s alter ego, reappears in all his ambiguity and confusion, an all-American, unremarkable, yet observant “unheroic hero” in the words of Shane McCrae, who writes the Introduction to this collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

She then met a young navy sailor and singer named George McCrae who she married within a week of meeting.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

Charlotte Blessing, a reader in the United States, recommends “Pulling the Chariot of the Sun” by Shane McCrae:

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023

McCrae made them pack hay in the bottom of the sleigh-boxes, and over this were laid robes and blankets, on which the immigrants sat, as thickly as they could be placed.

From The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West by Stead, Robert J. C.