Wallis

[ wol-is, waw-lis ]

/ ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

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noun

Harold Brent

[brent], /brɛnt/, "Hal", 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.

John, 1616–1703, English mathematician.

a male given name, form of Wallace.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Wallis

wall hanging, wall-hung, wallies, Wallingford, Wallington, Wallis, Wallis and Futuna Islands, wall knot, wall lizard, wall molding, wall mustard

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How to use Wallis in a sentence

In his statement, Wallis detailed a “close call” in 2020 where he said someone “blackmailed me, outed me to my father and sent photographs to other family members.”
Jamie Wallis becomes U.K.’s first transgender MP|Zachary Jarrell|March 31, 2022|Washington Blade
“The police were so supportive, so understanding and on this occasion the system worked,” Wallis said.
Jamie Wallis becomes U.K.’s first transgender MP|Zachary Jarrell|March 31, 2022|Washington Blade
Everyone who saw Beasts of the Southern Wild knows Wallis is a unique talent, but still, no one saw this coming.
The Golden Globes Sobers Up (Sort Of): Years of Ridicule and Bribery Rumors Scares HFPA Straight|Marlow Stern|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg has been asking even more for her huge home (once owned by Michael Landon).
The Rise of the Malibu Movie Colony|Michele Willens|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Subject: Congratulate Seth Wallis on his promotion to senior art director!
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Wallis Wilde-Menozzi is just a student in a miniskirt looking for adventure when she first visits Italy.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 22, 2013|Mythili Rao|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quevenzhané Wallis was there for it all.
Who Invited 9-Year-Old Quevenzhané Wallis to the MTV Movie Awards?|Kevin Fallon, Ben Teitelbaum|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was never tired of drawing out Miss Wallis on the subject of her young mistresses.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
I never looked upon Hephzibah Wallis as flighty; in fact, she was undoubtedly the steadiest of all my girls.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
But worst of all, Hephzibah Wallis distinctly sulked; no other word will express the condition of that love-lorn maid.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Goody Wallis has asked me to write to her, and I shall certainly do so at once, distinctly forbidding it.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
De Vins had by this time quitted his command, ill, and had been succeeded by General Wallis.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for Wallis (1 of 2)

Wallis¹

/ (ˈvalɪs) /

noun

the German name for Valais

British Dictionary definitions for Wallis (2 of 2)

Wallis²

/ (ˈwɒlɪs) /

noun

Sir Barnes (Neville). 1887–1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II

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