Soane

[ sohn ]

noun
  1. Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.

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How to use Soane in a sentence

  • The Kurds are a fine, self-respecting race and it was easy to understand Soane's enthusiasm for them.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • As soon as we got a foothold in the Kurdish Hills, Soane was sent up to administer the captured territory.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • It was there that Soane administered his stern but practical justice, for he thoroughly understood how to handle these men.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • The Soane Museum is further westward, and is differentiated from two similarly built neighbours by a slightly projecting frontage.

    Holborn and Bloomsbury | Sir Walter Besant
  • Soane sat there, asleep, and odorous of alcohol, his flushed face buried in his arms.

    The Moonlit Way | Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Soane

Soane

/ (səʊn) /


noun
  1. Sir John. 1753–1837, British architect. His work includes Dulwich College Art Gallery (1811–14) and his own house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (1812–13), which is now the Sir John Soane's Museum

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