Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: greene
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'in]
Pronunciations of greene
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Greene, Graham_Greene, Henry_Graham_Greene
    Meaning: English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
Usage examples
  • Miss Greene began to laugh hysterically.
  • "I'm with you," Mr. Raymond Greene chimed in.
  • "Oh, let me go, Miss Greene," said one of the youths ardently.
  • John Hays was one of the cannoneers of Greene's artillery and he worked all day loading and firing his piece.
  • Before she left her cannon General Greene himself came over to where she stood and grasping her hand thanked her in the name of the American Army.
  • Miss Greene sank back into her chair, suddenly white. One of the young men let a cup of tea fall neatly from his fingers on to the floor and there crash into fragments.
  • The situation was saved by General Greene, who saw what had happened, changed his own plans and diverted the attack of the British to his own position from which he poured in a heavy artillery fire that caused them terrible losses.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Naked Came the Stranger, License CC BY-SA 4.0