How to Use Irishman in a Sentence

Irishman

noun
  • The Irishman had the challenge of cutting three of his six artists.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But just as bizarre was the fact that the Northern Irishman didn't even want to hear about it.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • So far in this tournament, the 35-year-old Irishman has played some of his best golf to date.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This would put Kelleher in his peak years, bit this would require the Irishman to hang around for a long time.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • All over Ireland, the grief was not just for a storied Irishman and a great poet.
    — Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The steely-eyed Northern Irishman was making a mockery of the firm and fast greens that had humbled so much of the field across the week.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 17 June 2024
  • If that sounds like thirsty work, Irishman Colm Dalton has just the ticket.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The Northern Irishman seemed relaxed and carefree, even right in the heat of battle.
    — Langston Wertz Jr., Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2024
  • The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • At Calvert Hall, the lanky Irishman starred in football, basketball and lacrosse.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • The Northern Irishman is ready to become Liverpool’s first-choice full back on the right side of the defence.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The feeling at Everton was that the Irishman was under-utilised by Dyche and had the quality on the ball to help.
    — Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • This will be the Northern Irishman's 10th career appearance at the event.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • That one component, yes, but the technology was better and the artists have learned more [since The Irishman was made].
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2023
  • The Irishman rushed off his line with Mario Pašalić seemingly certain to score, blocking the shot with his face.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The literary Irishman was ready to stage his own one-man protest against censorship.
    — E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The sunny Irishman Shane Lowry birdied both toward a fleeting lead at 5-under-par 66.
    — Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • The Northern Irishman also leaves with a new trophy and $3.6 million in prize money.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Though few doubt it, no one expected the Northern Irishman to have the backing of Phil Mickelson.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Mum’s the word for McIlroy, the 34-year-old Northern Irishman with four major championships.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Though the rest of the movie’s cast has been kept under wraps, it was revealed last month that Murphy’s fellow Irishman, Barry Keoghan, has an undisclosed role in the film.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The Irishman has had a new lease of life since moving into the back three and is regarded as a hugely solid character in the squad.
    — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The Irishman carded a 3-under 68 to sit at 8-under par entering the weekend.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Northern Irishman kept on winning during that time, but the major trophies continued to elude him.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
  • An Irishman in the Outback recovers from a wild car accident but has no idea why so many people are after him.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Play was halted having run late into night three when the Irishman proposed cutting a deal — a way to take some money off the table and ensure both a hefty purse.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Murphy made one of the night’s most effective speeches, calling himself a proud Irishman.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The purse McGregor is rumored to receive is on par with what Mayweather got for fighting the Irishman seven-plus years ago.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Here, Bowen advances towards the penalty area with the Irishman and Carlos Soler in support to his left and right respectively.
    — Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • An Irishman named John Pius Boland won gold in the men's singles tennis having entered on an impulse while on holiday.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 21 July 2024

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