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Centurion


Definition:

  • (n.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As he is scrawling the words "Romanes eunt domus," a centurion apprehends him.
  • (2) That was until July 1977, when Mary Whitehouse, self-appointed guardian of national morals, won a blasphemy libel case against Gay News for publishing a poem about a Roman centurion's homoerotic leanings towards the crucified Christ.
  • (3) Jain also announced the channel's first UK-originated scripted comedy, Plebs, which is set in ancient Rome and described by the broadcaster as "like The Inbetweeners, with centurions".
  • (4) "As a result, all of England's first three centurions (Billy Wright 105, Bobby Moore 108, Bobby Charlton 106*) racked up their tally as starters, so Ashley has a bit to do to catch them, and Baines is knocking on the door …" * Not entirely true, Andy – Bobby Charlton came on in the 33rd minute of England's 10-0 victory over the USA in New York in May 1964, his 53rd cap.
  • (5) Ibori also bought a fleet of luxury cars, and in three years ran up £920,000 on his American Express Centurion card – a card only available to the super-rich, Wass told the court.
  • (6) Lampard has been a stalwart for his country and, like Gerrard, will depart as a centurion.
  • (7) Could you drive a Centurion 2 battle tank into the heart of the action?
  • (8) The coach, who is stepping down after seven years in charge also namechecked two other centurions who are retiring from the international scene, the goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson and the midfield string-puller Kim Kallstrom.
  • (9) The 37-year-old achieved the feat, and also passed 14,500 Test runs, as India battled to make South Africa bat again in the first Test in Centurion.
  • (10) Interests Leigh Centurions rugby league club, Everton football club, playing the guitar, indie music.
  • (11) Versus Vs Versus, which preceded The Last Stand to Reason, featured Roman centurions, new age hippies, and a father and daughter on the run.
  • (12) It's the way history has been taught in British schools ever since the advent of the schools history project in the 1970s and the rejection of historical knowledge in favour of "source analysis" and "child-centered" learning ("Imagine you are a Roman centurion …").
  • (13) South Africa picked up the last two India wickets in the first 30 minutes of day five of the first Test at Centurion to secure victory by an innings and 25 runs.
  • (14) The South Africa captain, Graeme Smith, hailed his bowlers for setting up an emphatic victory after the hosts defeated India by an innings and 25 runs in the first Test at Centurion.
  • (15) The list of Oranje centurions is an impressive one.

Player


Definition:

  • (n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  • (n.) One who plays any game.
  • (n.) A dramatic actor.
  • (n.) One who plays on an instrument of music.
  • (n.) A gamester; a gambler.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
  • (2) As players, we want what's right, and we feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team.” The NBA has also said that Shelly Sterling should not remain as owner.
  • (3) The playing fields on which all those players began their journeys have been underfunded for years and are now facing a renewed crisis because of cuts to local authority budgets.
  • (4) A man named Moreno Facebook Twitter Pinterest Italy's players give chase to an inscrutable Byron Moreno, whose relationship with the country was only just beginning.
  • (5) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
  • (6) DATA Modern football data analysis has its origins in a video-based system that used computer vision algorithms to automatically track players.
  • (7) Of course they should play if the players still want to.
  • (8) The others were two Britons, Mark Cox and John Barrett (now both BBC commentators) and the US player Jim McManus.
  • (9) But still we have to fight for health benefits, we have to jump through loops … Why doesn’t the NFL offer free healthcare for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury?” The commissioner, however, was quick to remind Davis that benefits are agreed as part of the collective bargaining process held between the league and the players’ union, and said that they had been extended during the most recent round of negotiations.
  • (10) Huth, a Stoke player for more than five years, has made only one Premier League appearance since suffering a knee injury in November 2013.
  • (11) He is a leader and helps manage the defence, while Pablo Armero can be a bit of a loose cannon but he is certainly a talented player.
  • (12) Uruguay's coach, Oscar Tabárez, had insisted yesterday that his player should face only a one-match ban.
  • (13) The spirit is great here, the players work very hard, we kept the belief when we were in third place and now we are here.
  • (14) He said he was appalled by the player's accusations and plans to meet with Martin on Wednesday at an undisclosed location.
  • (15) This may have been a pointed substitute programme, management perhaps imagining a future where electronic presenters will simply download their minds to MP3-players.
  • (16) Nwakali, an attacking midfielder, was the player of the Under-17 World Cup in Chile last year, which Nigeria won, and at which his team-mate Chukwueze, a winger, also impressed.
  • (17) Twellman has steadily grown in confidence as he settles into his role, though whether as a player or as an advocate he was never shy about voicing his opinions.
  • (18) "I have to say that I have been a Chelsea player since 2004 and I have never had six minutes in my favour when I was losing.
  • (19) I would like to see much more of that money go down to the grassroots.” The Premier League argues that its focus must remain on investing in the best players and facilities and claims it invests more in so-called “good causes” than any other football league.
  • (20) It’s not just that Lester was one of the first signs that the Red Sox’s commitment to players from their own system was starting to pay off.

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