Maclean

/ (məˈkleɪn) /

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noun

Donald. 1913–83, British civil servant, who spied for the Russians: fled to the former Soviet Union (with Guy Burgess) in 1951

Sorley (ˈsɔːlɪ). 1911–96, Scottish Gaelic poet. His works include Dàin do Eimhir agus Dàin Eile (1943) and Spring Tide and Neap Tide (1977)

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Words nearby Maclean

Maclaren, Maclaurin, Maclaurin series, Maclaurin's series, macle, Maclean, MacLeish, MacLennan, Macleod, MacMahon, MacManus

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How to use Maclean in a sentence

Such was the case when Pete Dexter profiled Norman Maclean for Esquire in June 1981.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maclean graduated from Dartmouth and taught there two years.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maclean watches the small explosion in the water—a leg, a ski, a life jacket.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For six weeks after Labor Day, Norman Maclean has the west side of the lake to himself.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is a story about Maclean and his brother, Paul, who was beaten to death with a gun butt in 1938.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the 26th of February Mr. Maclean directed the attention of the house of commons to the policy of this interference.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Mr. Maclean exposed and denounced the conduct of Mr. Papineau, the leader of the French Canadian insurgent party.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The house then adjourned; and the debate was opened on the following Monday by Mr. Maclean.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Maclean's observations, with some trifling exceptions, correspond with mine.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
According to Maclean, the elevation of Matucanas is 8026 feet above the level of the sea.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi