Straus
Americannoun
-
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
-
Nathan, 1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.
-
Oscar 1870–1954, Austrian composer.
-
Oscar Solomon, 1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.
Mr. Troy is a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and a senior scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center.
Straus said Angel City is working to help Gisele grow steadily.
From Los Angeles Times
“We have to keep her fit so she can stay on the field and play even more minutes than last year,” said Straus, who took over as coach last season.
From Los Angeles Times
“Gisele can do whatever she wants. She has the potential to be whatever she wants to be, one of the best in the world. I think she’s the best in her position, and of course, I’ll always put her very high, because she’s my player,” Straus said.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
