Sherwood

[ shur-wood ]

noun
  1. Robert Em·met [em-it], /ˈɛm ɪt/, 1896–1955, U.S. dramatist.

  2. a town in central Arkansas.

  1. a male given name.

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How to use Sherwood in a sentence

  • Sherwood often wavers between him and Kullak, and Deppe would like to teach Sherwood if he could, simply out of interest for him.

  • To show you that it is not alone my judgment of Deppe—four of Kullak's best pupils, including Sherwood!

  • The door was pushed open; a crowd of girls giggled in; Tessa bowed to Mary Sherwood and moved 63 aside.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • Mrs. Sherwood told me yesterday that she hoped to have Nan Gerard back here for good, and Mary looked as if it were all settled.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • Mary Sherwood says that telling you things is like throwing things into the sea; nobody ever finds them.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater

British Dictionary definitions for Sherwood

Sherwood

/ (ˈʃɜːˌwʊd) /


noun
  1. Robert Emmet. 1896–1955, US dramatist. His plays include The Petrified Forest (1935), Idiot's Delight (1936), and There shall be no Night (1940)

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