Examples of John Henry in a Sentence
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, Kat Izzo and John Henry Spurlock continued getting to know each other and cuddled on a daybed.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
Kat took a body shot off of John Henry and Olivia sucked on his finger to assert her position.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
His final appearance was in season 8, playing John Henry Moore.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
Principal Red Sox owner John Henry, (who also owns the Boston Globe), chairman Tom Werner, and president/CEO Sam Kennedy informed Bloom of their decision Thursday morning.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
The principal owner of FSG is John Henry, who also owns the Globe.
—Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
He was also related to Father John Henry Dorsey, a Josephite who was the second Black priest in the United States at the time of his ordination in 1902 by James Cardinal Gibbons at the Basilica of the Assumption.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
Linda Henry is the CEO of the Boston Globe, which is owned by John Henry.
—Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
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Word History
from the name John Henry, from confusion with John Hancock
circa 1914, in the meaning defined above
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