Definitions of Lincoln in English
noun
(1) 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865
(2) Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
(3) Long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
Examples of Lincoln in English
(1) At age 57, short and paunchy with a whitening beard, Lula is nevertheless an extraordinary, Lincolnesque figure.
(2) For some reason I found it easy to answer her and it was not because I am necessarily blessed with a Lincolnesque ability to comfort the stricken.
(3) We need a Lincolnesque quality of self-examination in this moment.
(4) His mind was working in a Lincolnesque way, towards a grand strategy.
(5) Our country's self-image is still shaped, and its history is still being molded, by a Lincolnesque narrative of moral progress.
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