(n.) A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
Example Sentences:
(1) Well, Machado put those skills on display on Sunday, and this is an excuse to bring you his ridiculous play against the Yankees.
(2) "On his way home from winning the World Series, Joe Girardi, the manager of the New York Yankees, reportedly stopped to help a woman who had crashed her car," begins Richard Hooker.
(3) An officer claimed McKenna had shouted: "Fucking Yankee bastards out."
(4) The New York Yankees finally took care of the Baltimore Orioles, without even going into extra innings!
(5) They suggested he hold a news conference before the start of spring training this Friday and offered the use of Yankee Stadium, but Rodriguez declined.
(6) The Silver Shield Foundation, a charity founded by the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, has set aside $40,000 for the education of Ramos’ sons.
(7) The Yankees president, Randy Levine, and Cashman had a conference call with Tim Lentych, the head athletic trainer at the player development complex in Tampa; Rodriguez; and Jordan Siev, co-head of the US commercial litigation group at Reed Smith.
(8) The day's talk of a symbolic shift in football power had a very particular flavour in New York on Saturday evening, as Chelsea and Manchester City played the second of two exhibition matches on a brief post-season US tour, at a Yankee Stadium that may soon be home to regular Major League Soccer games.
(9) I am making this important decision now so I can keep my focus on helping the Yankees succeed in 2013, while minimizing any distractions for me and my teammates.
(10) More than a dozen players have been targeted by MLB in its probe of the closed anti-aging clinic Biogenesis of America, including the Yankees' three-time American League MVP, Alex Rodriguez.
(11) Those Mariners never even made it to the World Series, instead losing to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
(12) As a result of the disastrous supreme court Citizens United decision,” Sanders said, “billionaires are literally able to buy elections and candidates.” He also appealed for a campaigns without “gossip”, saying: “I’ve never run a negative ad in my life … I believe that in a democracy what elections are about are serious debates over serious issues.” “This is not the Red Sox versus the Yankees.” Progressive activists welcomed his entry into the race but continued to urge Warren, who is seen as a more polished performer, to compete against Clinton as well.
(13) There have been months of speculation, ranging from the discovery in January that variations on the name of the New York City FC team had been registered as domain names , to a recent heavy-handed allusion Commissioner Garber made to there being an announcement expected in a few weeks — widely taken as a reference to the forthcoming Manchester City vs Chelsea friendly at Yankee Stadium.
(14) Immediately after the Premier League season City flew to the US, where they will play Chelsea in St Louis, and at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday.
(15) With the dust beginning to settle on the sudden announcement of Manchester City and the New York Yankees as the face of the NY2 franchise , New York Red Bulls fans have been beginning to regroup and adjust to the changed reality of the New York soccer landscape.
(16) (OK, yes this view of this series leaves out the currently suspended Alex Rodriguez, the goat of that 2004 ALCS who will most likely return to the Yankees next season.
(17) After several years of experience with a multiple algorithm approach, the Dosimetry Services Group of Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC) developed a one-algorithm system for use with a four-element TLD badge using Li2B4O7 and CaSO4 phosphors.
(18) The Tigers meanwhile lacked sharpness following a five-day lay-off since disposing of the New York Yankees in a four-game ALCS sweep .
(19) The same day, a departmental personal computer began playing "Yankee Doodle," a sign of "Doodle" virus infection.
(20) Similarly, if I'm a Mets fan or just hate the Yankees, why would I support this team?