Rankin

[ rang-kin ]

noun

1. Jeannette, 1880–1973, U.S. women's-rights leader and pacifist: first woman elected to Congress; served 1917–19, 1941–43.

Rankin

/ ˈræŋkɪn /

noun

1. RankinIan1960MScottishWRITING: novelist Ian. born 1960, Scottish novelist; best known for his series of novels featuring Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, beginning with Knots and Crosses (1987)

Example Sentences

In her BBC Sport column, Rankin, 34, discusses her win over Sahel Bayat and her reasons for taking up the sport.

From BBC

Kellner-Long and Rankin would become close friends after a chance meeting in Munich in 2012, and have recently worked together on a documentary about their grandparents.

From BBC

The Goon Squad came to national attention last year after Rankin County sheriff’s deputies tortured two Black men in their home and shot one of them in the face, nearly killing him.

From New York Times

“It was a nail biter,” says Jamie Rankin, an astrophysicist at Princeton University and Voyager’s deputy project scientist.

From Science Magazine

“No one is forcing you to participate,” board President Liza Rankin said at a public meeting last fall.

From Seattle Times