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Meanings of little giant in inglês

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United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

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Examples for "Douglas"
Examples for "Douglas"
1
Denmark was an example of good planning around housing, Ms Douglas said.
Radio NZ
2
Well, she's why I called actually, Douglas said with determined good cheer.
The inconvenient bride
3
Shooting the role was exhausting and cathartic, particularly given Douglas's own circumstances.
The Guardian
4
Fellow Olympic gymnast Simone Biles even criticized Douglas' problematic point of view.
Ebony
5
Grace Douglas was a lovely lady, although not looking her best today.
Don't cry
Usage of little giant in inglês
1
This little giant became the most remorseless pace-maker in the steel regions.
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry
2
Not unless you and I could be the battery, David, little giant.
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis: Headed for Graduation an...
3
It had dubbed him a turkey gobbler, a little giant, a Yankee fire-eater.
Children of the Market Place
4
Yet there the battered little giant stands at its task of protecting the town.
Buried Cities, Volume 1: Pompeii
5
The little giant stooped and gave a grunt of disdain.
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
6
Let's get in early at the meeting, David, little giant.
Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second...
7
Almost savagely, and with a curious blaze in his eyes he redirected the little giant.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
8
Then he quickly stripped, proving himself not only honest but the biggest little giant imaginable.
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras / Being the Rand...
9
I defy you to dispute that, David, little giant.
Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz: Fighting with the U.S. Navy in Mexico
10
What a strange little giant he was, this mate!
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
11
The nobler part of the nature of the " little giant" came to the surface.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
12
The admiring friends of Douglas had given him the nickname of "the little giant."
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
13
David, little giant, hurry up with those barrels.
The High School Boys' Fishing Trip
14
I turned toward where the little giant had been sitting, but he was not to be seen.
My Lady of the North
15
Douglas, the little giant, is losing strength.
Children of the Market Place
16
David, little giant, take my advice--fastto-night.
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics
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