Sinclair

[ sin-klair, sing- sin-klair, sing- ]

noun

1. Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
2. May, 1865?–1946, British novelist.
3. Up·ton (Beall) [uhp, -t, uh, n bel], 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
4. a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.

Sinclair

/ sɪŋˈklɛə; ˈsɪŋklɛə /

noun

1. SinclairSir Clive (Marles)1940MBritishTECHNOLOGY: engineerTECHNOLOGY: inventorBUSINESS: entrepreneur Sir Clive ( Marles ). born 1940, English electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5 (1985), a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure
2. SinclairUpton (Beall)18781968MUSWRITING: novelist Upton ( Beall ). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws

Example Sentences

Last year’s Night Games drew about 2,000 participants over its two days, says Sinclair.

From Los Angeles Times

IndieCade makes sense for the theatrical-focused Music Center, Sinclair says, as games not only create a dialogue but turn players into active performers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Not to get too academic or philosophical, but in many cultures there’s a participatory relationship with performance,” Sinclair says.

From Los Angeles Times

Upton Sinclair, the famous socialist writer of The Jungle, had swept the Democratic gubernatorial primary in California, with massive grassroots backing on an anti-poverty platform.

From Slate

But after Sinclair suggested that the state hire idle studios and pay unemployed actors to make movies on their own, the head of Hollywood’s MGM Studios, Louis B. Mayer, a bigwig state Republican, and studio executive Irving Thalberg set to work making the first batch of attack ads, airing them in movie theaters before the features played.

From Slate