Woodward

[ wood-werd ]

noun

1. C(omer) Vann, 1908–99, U.S. historian.
2. Robert Burns, 1917–79, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1965.
3. a town in northwestern Oklahoma.

Woodward

/ ˈwʊdwəd /

noun

1. WoodwardClive1956MBritishSPORT: rugby-union coach Sir Clive . born 1956, English Rugby Union player and subsequently (1997–2004) coach of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
2. WoodwardR(obert) B(urns)19171979MUSSCIENCE: chemist R ( obert ) B ( urns ). 1917–79, US chemist. For his work on the synthesis of quinine, strychnine, cholesterol, and other organic compounds he won the Nobel prize for chemistry 1965

Example Sentences

I remember captaining England against Italy in 2000 and our head coach Sir Clive Woodward took me off.

From BBC

Saying the killer had shown no remorse, a judge on Friday sentenced Samuel Woodward to life in prison without parole for murdering a gay former schoolmate in January 2018.

From Los Angeles Times

That testimony came after publication of the book “Peril” — by reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa — which said that Milley was worried at the time about the potential for erratic behavior by the departing president.

From Los Angeles Times

After the riot, Johnston was fired by the creator of “Bob’s Burgers,” lost a role in a movie based on the show and has “essentially been blacklisted” in Hollywood, said defense attorney Stanley Woodward.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnston has "essentially been blacklisted by Hollywood" and "has worked as a handyman for the last two years – an obvious far cry from his actual expertise and livelihood in film and television", Mr Woodward argued.

From BBC