Newman

[ noo-muhn, nyoo- ]

noun

1. John Henry, Cardinal, 1801–90, English theologian and author.
2. Paul Leonard, 1925–2008, U.S. actor.
3. a male given name.

Newman

/ ˈnjuːmən /

noun

1. NewmanBarnet19051970MUSARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Barnet. 1905–70, US painter, a founder of Abstract Expressionism: his paintings include the series Stations of the Cross (1965–66)
2. NewmanJohn Henry18011890MBritishRELIGION: theologianWRITING: writerRELIGION: clergyman John Henry. 1801–90, British theologian and writer. Originally an Anglican minister, he was a prominent figure in the Oxford Movement. He became a Roman Catholic (1845) and a priest (1847) and was made a cardinal (1879). His writings include the spiritual autobiography Apologia pro vita sua (1864), a treatise on the nature of belief, The Grammar of Assent (1870), and hymns
3. NewmanPaul19252008MUSFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: director Paul. 1925–2008, US film actor and director, who appeared in such films as Hud (1963), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), The Verdict (1982), The Color of Money (1986), Nobody's Fool (1994), and Road to Perdition (2002)

Example Sentences

The principal investigator for four space missions, Newman was deputy administrator of NASA from 2015 to 2017, the first female engineer in this role.

From MIT Technology Review

Newman, a Daytona 500 winner, has spoken about his desire to see the sport strike a balance between environmentally-friendly initiatives and “the best interests of carmakers, fans and racers and not just one faction.”

From Washington Post

With no memory of that, Newman is ready for this year’s race.

From Washington Post

“We looked at the data — there was no drastic increase in terms of the number of families, or the number of cases, or the amount, and so we decided to move forward,” Newman said.

From ProPublica

Newman said she did not know the family personally but believed they had lived in the neighborhood for a couple of years.

From Washington Post

Newman asked the audience, referring to a comedy troupe that preceded Newman.

From The Daily Beast

Stand-up comedian Adam Newman encountered one of the toughest rooms any comic could work over the weekend.

From The Daily Beast

Newman and Jacqueline had three children by the time they divorced.

From The Daily Beast

I begin to observe that it sounds as if Sully is in microcosm what Newman himself…but that is as far as I get.

From The Daily Beast

In 1978, Scott Newman, his 28-year-old son, died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose.

From The Daily Beast

Here was Collonell Newman and several other gentlemen of the country and officers of the yard.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first of the following quotations, Cardinal Newman is showing that simply to acquire is not true mental enlargement.

From Project Gutenberg

The paragraph quoted from Newman is an excellent illustration of the use of climax,—until it comes to that last phrase.

From Project Gutenberg

Such people smile at Newman, and think themselves magnanimous if they accept his "Apology."

From Project Gutenberg

In his first volume he had been Rhadamanthine upon the translation of Mr. Newman.

From Project Gutenberg