Adrian

[ US /ˈeɪdɹiən/ ]
NOUN
  1. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
  2. English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
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How To Use Adrian In A Sentence

  • I spotted Adrian later in the afternoon staring at the distant tree line with a look of pondering in his eyes.
  • A famous bearer of the name was Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, a 2nd-century Roman emperor who built a wall across northern Britain. Neth Space
  • With a screeching halt, the driver stepped on the brake just in front of the run-down apartment building that Adrian now called home.
  • [H] adrian be living on, mud and rocks no longer be a physical wall in upper Ruralshire, but like derivatives, the way to take an asset and mystify them so that the common members of Pee can still have voters. on March 26, 2009 at 8: 50 pm | Reply nightjack Location, location, location. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
  • Adrian is not what one would call a garrulous person at the best of times. The Light of Scarthey
  • As Adrian Dayton said earlier today, "I feel a little bit like I have been" spammed "into joining Google Buzz. Dean's World
  • She chose to hide her face from Adrian's sight, burying it underneath her hands.
  • Our fears seem less primeval when we notice that the island's warden, Adrian, is staring at the tide and looking concerned.
  • Only a sense of uxorial duty to his position stopped Hadrian from sending Sabina into exile.34 Caesars’ Wives
  • Adrian died of a heroin overdose which some of his friends thought was deliberate.
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