Sullivan


Annie (Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy) 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.
Sir Arthur (Seymour) 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.
Ed(ward Vincent) 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.
Harry Stack
[stak] /stæk/ (Show IPA), 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.
John L(awrence) 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.
Louis Henri
[hen-ree] /ˈhɛn ri/ (Show IPA), 1856–1924, U.S. architect.
Contemporary Examples

“It scares me to they got rid of it back in the day,” Officer Sullivan said.
Janesville, Wisconsin, Paul Ryan’s Hometown, Plagued by Grease Thieves Michael Daly October 10, 2012

In talking to Sullivan, I asked him that question and he said he did not know of any kind of culture like this.
Did Secret Service Agents Have Sex with Minors in Colombia? Patricia Murphy, Eli Lake April 19, 2012

Despite the large meeting room, only six senators showed up to interrogate Sullivan.
Senate Panel Quizzes Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan on Colombian Prostitutes Daniel Stone May 22, 2012

Listening to the radio one day, Sullivan found himself being discussed on a local talk show.
Gay, Southern, and Loving It Constantino Diaz-Duran March 26, 2013

Sullivan also revealed the pain of learning that his HIV diagnosis in 1993 would prevent him from gaining U.S. citizenship.
Marco Rubio, the Secret Service Scandal, and More Sunday Talk The Daily Beast Video April 21, 2012

Historical Examples

The attack on the left of the Division at this time was successfully met by Sullivan’s Brigade.
Eighty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Infantry.) Thomas Edward Merchant

When the old Congress went out, Sullivan felt free to return.
Stories Of Georgia Joel Chandler Harris

“Sullivan wants to see you, Larry,” went on Mr. Emberg, hanging up the telephone receiver.
Larry Dexter’s Great Search Howard R. Garis

And now I’m wondering why Sullivan associates you and me in this business.
The Art of Disappearing John Talbot Smith

Well, suit yourself; but that brute Sullivan will kill him some day, I hear.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 Various

noun
Sir Arthur (Seymour). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist
Louis (Henri). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan “form follows function”

Sullivan Sul·li·van, Harry Stack. 1892-1949.

American psychiatrist who theorized that personality is largely determined by one’s interpersonal relations and the assimilation of societal values.

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