Rutledge

[ ruht-lij ]

noun

1. Ann, 1816–35, fiancée of Abraham Lincoln.
2. Edward, 1749–1800, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
3. his brother John, 1739–1800, U.S. jurist and statesman: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–91.
4. Wiley Blount [bluhnt], 1894–1949, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1943–49.

Example Sentences

Cavalli and Rutledge, the Nationals’ past two first-round picks, are the consensus top prospects in a consensus bottom-five farm system.

From Washington Post

Yet, Rutledge and many fellow Federalists still argued, though unsuccessfully, that government needed the power to regulate the circulation of false information and promote truth — even knowing they would no longer be the ones exercising this power.

From Washington Post

Rutledge told her that he had been a piano player with the USS California band that night.

From The Daily Beast

That brought a response from John Rutledge, who ran a Florida-based newsletter, The Scuttlebutt.

From The Daily Beast

Rutledge ran a story in The Scuttlebutt, and Patsy got a phone call from man saying he was her sailor.

From The Daily Beast

Passing down Rutledge Street one morning I saw a crowd around the door of a building.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the most beautiful drives on the Clemson property is the road to Fort Rutledge which is about a mile from the college.

From Project Gutenberg

The words, "Ann M. Rutledge is now learning grammar," were written by Lincoln.

From Project Gutenberg

"Nevertheless, holding that fort is necessary to the defence of the city and State," answered Rutledge.

From Project Gutenberg

"You shall have plenty of powder and ball," answered Rutledge, as he sent Moultrie back to his post.

From Project Gutenberg