Bentsen
Proper noun
Meaning
Bentsen (plural Bentsens)
A surname.
Examples
Quayle attempted to avoid the one-sided outcome of his debate with Lloyd Bentsen four years earlier by staying on the offensive.
Dukakis disagreed, and instead selected Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas.
Like Dukakis and Bentsen, Kennedy and Johnson had been from Massachusetts and Texas respectively.
During the meetings, Steiner lobbied relentlessly for a greater Bentsen role in helping to sell the administration's crime package.
Hillary’s characterization of herself as like Churchill reminds me of the quip Lloyd Bentsen made in a debate with Dan Quayle — something to the effect “You’re no John Kennedy.”
Yarborough endorsed Bentsen, who defeated Bush, 53.4 to 46.6%. citation As Bush's political career waned, he moved out of Houston and sold his first Tanglewood house, but for periods of time continued to reside in Tanglewood.