Hubbard
['hʌbəd]
Definition
(noun.) a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high).
(noun.) a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986).
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Examples
- Hubbard had advertised Bell’s telephone, Sanders had financed it, and now Vail pushed it on the market. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Then Hubbard discovered a young man in Washington who impressed him as having remarkable executive ability. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mr. Hubbard was one of the Commissioners, and he obtained permission to have Bell’s first telephone placed on a small table in the Department of Education. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Watson met him, and his opinion coincided with that of Hubbard. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Hubbard, father-in-law of Alex. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But Mr. Hubbard arranged that the judges should examine it for a few minutes on the Sunday afternoon following Bell’s arrival. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Fortunately Mr. Hubbard was much better acquainted with business methods. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Bell’s enthusiasm had already converted his assistant, Watson; it now won over Hubbard and Sanders. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- At nearly the same time Miss Mabel Hubbard came to him to be taught his system of speech. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- My dear Mother Hubbard, he said, that's the very thing! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But when Miss Hubbard left for the Centennial, and begged him to go with her, he could not resist. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Sanders’ relatives came to the aid of the Bell Company, and put money into its treasury, and soon Hubbard was leasing out telephones at the rate of a thousand a month. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- My prudent Mother Hubbard, why not? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His School of Vocal Physiology had had to be abandoned, and he found that his only pupils were Miss Hubbard and small George Sanders. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Hubbard was very much encouraged, and he, together with Bell, Sanders, and Watson formed the Bell Telephone Association. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He stayed on the train, without a ticket, without baggage, and reached Philadelphia with the Hubbards. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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