Kingsley
Americannoun
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Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
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Sidney, 1906–1995, U.S. playwright.
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a male given name.
noun
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Sir Ben. born 1943, British actor. He won an Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film Gandhi (1982); his later films include Schindler's List (1993) and Sexy Beast (2000)
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Charles. 1819–75, British clergyman and author. His works include the historical romances Westward Ho! (1855) and Hereward the Wake (1866) and the children's story The Water Babies (1863)
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his brother, Henry . 1830–76, British novelist, editor, and journalist, who spent some time in Australia. His works include Ravenshoe (1861) and the Anglo-Australian novels The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn (1859) and The Hillyars and the Burtons (1865)
Example Sentences
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Al-Nassr signed Joao Felix from Chelsea for £43.7m along with Kingsley Coman from Bayern Munich in the summer, but have been quiet during the January window, despite being in a three-way battle for the title with Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli.
From BBC
Marvel’s latest TV series, starring Yahya Adbul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, is a disarming tale of actors in Hollywood that doesn’t require viewers to be MCU experts to be appreciated.
From Los Angeles Times
That line of commentary had a meaning beyond Jarrell Miller's split-decision win over Kingsley Ibeh at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
From BBC
Jessica Kingsley, 24, works at Jane Youngs - a clothing store in the town where one of the many camera crews were based during the day of filming.
From BBC
Stephen Kingsley is glad that he and his Hearts teammates who have come through tough times at Tynecastle now have a chance to "do something special", with the Edinburgh club top of the Scottish Premiership table.
From Barron's
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