von

American

[von, fawn, fuhn] / vɒn, fɔn, fən /

preposition

from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility).

Paul von Hindenburg.

Example Sentences

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He mentioned another guy, who is now in my prologue, Georg Ritter von Schönerer, a Viennese aristocrat who was inspirational to Hitler at a given moment in Hitler’s youth.

From Slate

How significant is it that Morès, like von Schönerer, was an aristocrat?

From Slate

According to Danske Bank’s Allan von Mehren, names like Alibaba and Tencent have been underperforming, as they are seen as most exposed to competition from rising stars like MiniMax and Zhipu, which have rallied after their IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned of global shockwaves from the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

“From energy to nuclear, from transport to migration to security, we must be prepared for the fallout from these recent events,” Von der Leyen said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

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