plural johnnies
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His steal on the ensuing possession led to a transition dunk by Zuby Ejiofor, pushing the Johnnies’ early advantage to seven.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
At 6 feet 3, Trey was the Johnnies’ starter last season, completing 73% of his passes (281 for 386) for 3,352 yards, 40 TDs and seven interceptions.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Oziyah Sellers scored 14 in the Johnnies' most lopsided victory over Villanova, their most frequent opponent.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
And Eric Reibe struggled to hold his own against the Johnnies’ physicality, only playing five minutes with two points, a rebound and a steal.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Dylan Darling scored 17 points off the bench and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the first-place Johnnies (22-5, 15-1 Big East), who led wire to wire and held Creighton to 32% shooting in their 18th win in 20 games.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Counting the number of days from planting the seeds to the start of the bloom, the quickest flowers to grow are marigolds, nasturtiums, poppies, cornflowers, and johnny-jump-up.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
His admirers included such luminaries as U.S. Sen. Robert Wagner, all of whom turned a complaisant eye to the married Crater’s other life as a randy stage-door johnny with a mistress and a harem of chorus girls and Polly Adler hookers.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 20 June 2022
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
At 6 feet 3, Trey was the Johnnies’ starter last season, completing 73% of his passes (281 for 386) for 3,352 yards, 40 TDs and seven interceptions.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Oziyah Sellers scored 14 in the Johnnies' most lopsided victory over Villanova, their most frequent opponent.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
And Eric Reibe struggled to hold his own against the Johnnies’ physicality, only playing five minutes with two points, a rebound and a steal.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Dylan Darling scored 17 points off the bench and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the first-place Johnnies (22-5, 15-1 Big East), who led wire to wire and held Creighton to 32% shooting in their 18th win in 20 games.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Counting the number of days from planting the seeds to the start of the bloom, the quickest flowers to grow are marigolds, nasturtiums, poppies, cornflowers, and johnny-jump-up.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
His admirers included such luminaries as U.S. Sen. Robert Wagner, all of whom turned a complaisant eye to the married Crater’s other life as a randy stage-door johnny with a mistress and a harem of chorus girls and Polly Adler hookers.
—Edward Kosner, WSJ, 20 June 2022
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johnny
noun
john·ny
variants
also johnnie
or johnny gown
plural johnnies also johnny gowns
: a loose robe that is usually open in the back and is worn by patients in a medical facility (such as a hospital) : hospital gown
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