Roberts

[ rob-erts ]

noun

1. Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
2. Elizabeth Mad·ox [mad, -, uh, ks], 1886–1941, U.S. poet and novelist.
3. Frederick Sleigh [sley], Earl Bobs Bahadur, 1832–1914, British field marshal.
4. Glenn Fireball, 1929–64, U.S. racing-car driver.
5. John Glover, born 1955, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 2005.
6. Kenneth (Lewis), 1885–1957, U.S. novelist and essayist.
7. Oral, 1918–2009, U.S. evangelist.
8. Owen Jo·se·phus [joh-, see, -f, uh, s], 1875–1955, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–45.
9. Richard John, born 1943, U.S. molecular biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1993.

Roberts

/ ˈrɒbəts /

noun

1. RobertsFrederick Sleigh, 1st Earl18321914MBritishMILITARY: general Frederick Sleigh , 1st Earl. 1832–1914, British field marshal. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (1858) for his service during the Indian Mutiny and was commander in chief (1899–1900) in the second Boer War
2. RobertsJulia1967FUSFILMS AND TV: actress Julia. born 1967, US film actress; her films include Pretty Woman (1990), Notting Hill (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), which earned her an Academy Award, and Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Example Sentences

Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, praised Trump for renewing efforts to “dismantle the deep state.”

From Los Angeles Times

What’s often left out of the equation of risks are those associated with the punitive policies used to criminalize cannabis use in pregnancy, said Dr. Sarah Roberts, an epidemiologist at the University of California San Francisco who studies substance use policies and pregnancy.

From Salon

“A lot of the research, as well as the media coverage, focuses on the harms of the use of the substance itself, and not on the adverse effects of the policies that are adopted in response,” Roberts told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon

Gwynedd councillor John Pughe Roberts had earlier put forward a motion asking the park to stop using Snowdon and Snowdonia, claiming many were "complaining that people are changing house names, rock names, renaming the mountains".

From BBC

Manager Dave Roberts will also be returning for his 10th season, and is expected to negotiate an extension with the club this offseason with his current deal set to expire at the end of 2025.

From Los Angeles Times