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How to use nelson in a sentence

13 example sentences · noun

Nelson means a score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky. Example: “Nelson Mandela was an example for many to follow.”

More sentences with nelson

  • Nelson Mandela was an example for many to follow.From the entry example
  • Nelson is planning to establish a trust fund that would serve as the basis of the DAO.2022 January 25, David Yaffe-Bellany, “The Rise of the Crypto Mayors”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Feb…. From the entry dao
  • Nelson identifies as a cisqueer female and uses the Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGP) they, them and theirs.2015, Rebecca Huff, "Gender identity at Miami", The Miami Student (Miami University, Oxford, OH), page 3. From the entry cisqueer
  • Nelson and I landed next to the half rotted corpse of a horse full of maggots.2005, J. C. Arlington, A Red Horse Rode Out, West Conshohoken, PA: Infinity Publishing, page 91. From the entry corpse
  • Nelson for want thereof has been confin’d in the common goale of St.1916, Cecil Headlam, editor, Calendar of State Papers. Colonial Series. America and the West Indies. 1706-1708 June, page 159. From the entry goale
  • Nelson Lavin had been a month at home on his ownsome watching Judge Judy at five in the morning.2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 162. From the entry ownsome
  • Nelson tried to think fast how to unwreck their date.2011, Alex Sanchez, Rainbow High. From the entry unwreck
  • Nelson said as he let down the crib rail.1997, Jane Toombs, Nobody's Baby, →ISBN, page 153. From the entry snicklefritz
  • Nelson Ho of New York and the late Mr.1979 October 21, “Florienne Ho Is Married to James S. Benagh, Editor”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry Florienne
  • Bouncers had kids in full nelson headlocks as we were rushed out the side door because we were told it was too dangerous.2017 July 18, Daniel Dylan Wray, quoting Martin Rev, “‘It was like going into the trenches’: how Suicide rioted against plastic punk”, in…. From the entry full nelson
  • Nelson hid in the brush and traveled by night, frequently seeing some of these red-handkerchieved regulators pass along the road from his concealment.1920 October, William A. Richardson, Jr., “Dr. David Nelson and His Times”, in Jessie Palmer Weber, editor, Journal of the Illinois State…. From the entry handkerchieved
  • Nelson might call a hyperbole, or exaggeration, since the only time I ever did was when I was about four, at the pony ring at the Sonoma County Fair.2012, Juliet Bell, Kepler’s Dream, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN. From the entry cowkid
  • Nelson does come here, you be sure to put on your white apron before you open the door; and for pity sake don't forget the card-tray!1905, Alice Hegan Rice, chapter 7, in Sandy, page 80. From the entry calling card

Meaning of nelson

  1. noun A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
  2. noun A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.

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Questions about nelson in a sentence

How do you use nelson in a sentence?
Nelson is used as a noun. For example: “Nelson Mandela was an example for many to follow.”
What is a short sentence with nelson?
“Nelson Ho of New York and the late Mr.”
What does nelson mean?
Nelson means a score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.

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