Sullivan Synonyms

United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. harry stack sullivan
  2. Anne Sullivan
  3. Anne Mansfield Sullivan
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Louis Sullivan
  2. Louis Henry Sullivan
  3. louis henri sullivan
United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ed sullivan
  2. Edward Vincent Sullivan
English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Arthur Sullivan
  2. Arthur Seymour Sullivan
  3. Sir Arthur Sullivan

Sullivan Sentence Examples

  • In 1779 Sullivan, with about 4000 men, defeated the Iroquois and their Loyalist allies at Newtown (now Elmira), New York, on the 29th of August, burned their villages, and destroyed their orchards and crops.

  • Miss Sullivan, whose ability as a teacher must be considered almost as marvellous as the talent of her pupil, was throughout her devoted companion.

  • His father, James Clinton (1736-1812), served as a captain of provincial troops in the French and Indian War, and as a brigadier-general in the American army in the War of Independence, taking part in Montgomery's attack upon Quebec in 1775, unsuccessfully resisting at Fort Montgomery, along the Hudson, in 1777 the advance of Sir Henry Clinton, accompanying General John Sullivan in 177 9 in his expedition against the Iroquois in western New York, and in 1781 taking part in the siege of Yorktown, Virginia.

  • Sullivan was appointed a brigadier-general in the Continental army in June 1775 and a major-general in August 1776.

  • The southern part of the state was early opened to railways, the Sullivan County railway (operated by the Boston & Maine) having been opened in 1849; and in 1850 the state had 290 m.

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