Clare

[ klair ]

noun

1. a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1,231 sq. mi. (3,190 sq. km). : Ennis.
2. a male or female given name.

Clare

¹

/ klɛə /

noun

1. ClareAnthony (Ward)19422007MIrishMEDICINE: psychiatristFILMS AND TV: broadcaster Anthony ( Ward ). 1942–2007, Irish psychiatrist and broadcaster; presenter of the radio series In the Psychiatrist's Chair from 1982
2. ClareJohn17931864MEnglishWRITING: poet John. 1793–1864, English poet, noted for his descriptions of country life, particularly in The Shepherd's Calendar (1827) and The Rural Muse (1835). He was confined in a lunatic asylum from 1837

Clare

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/ klɛə /

noun

1. a county of W Republic of Ireland, in Munster between Galway Bay and the Shannon estuary. County town: Ennis. Pop: 103 277 (2002). Area: 3188 sq km (1231 sq miles)

Example Sentences

But with the sun came a new confidence and both Clare and Nikki were sure they were the one.

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Last week in Vietnam, Juan Pablo humiliated hair stylist Clare after a dip in the ocean turned into real-life sex.

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Juan Pablo insisted that Clare look at him and “stop crying.”

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After he made her promise that she would never cry because of him again, Clare realized “that Juan Pablo is worth staying for.”

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John Clare and Ezra Pound are two of the very greatest poets.

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From the county of Clare statements arrived in London, if possible, more appalling.

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The street called the Minories marks the place where a convent of nuns of St. Clare was founded in the thirteenth century.

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The heroine, the Countess of Clare, is a beautiful and charming lady of the court, a protégée of the queen.

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Clare will return with the return carriage, and I shall meet you, or send to you, at Padua.

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Clare, her own troubles forgotten in this moment of mortal suspense, was a devoted nurse.

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