Yeardley

[ yahrd-lee ]

noun

1. (Sir) George, 1587?–1627, English colonial governor of Virginia 1619–21, 1626–27.

Example Sentences

I remember Yeardley Love, the lacrosse player who was murdered by her boyfriend and the mother, Sharon, creating the One Love Foundation in her daughter's name and running that with her other daughter, and that pain continues.

From Salon

The mother and sister of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia student-athlete slain by her on-again, off-again boyfriend in 2010, won a $15 million verdict Monday from a Charlottesville jury in their wrongful-death lawsuit against the fellow student who broke into her bedroom, attacked her and left her to die of brain damage.

From Washington Post

Huguely and Love both played lacrosse at UVA and had a two-year, on-again, off-again relationship before Yeardley was found beaten to death in her off-campus apartment on May 3, 2010.

From Seattle Times

On Monday, the jury ruled that $7.5 million in compensatory damages should be given to both Sharon Love and Yeardley Love’s sister, Lexi Love Hodges.

From Seattle Times

During the trial in Charlottesville Circuit Court, Huguely’s lawyer, Matthew Green, acknowledged that Huguely’s actions caused Yeardley’s death and said her family was entitled to compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by the jury.

From Seattle Times