Clive
Americannoun
-
Robert Baron Clive of Plassey, 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
-
a male given name, form of Cleve.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Clive Betts, the party's joint longest-serving MP, urged the cabinet to take decisive action on Starmer's premiership.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Clive Johnston, 78, from Melmount Road, Sion Mills in County Tyrone, held an open-air service in a safe access zone within the vicinity of Causeway Hospital on 7 July 2024.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
In 2008 Clive and his wife Barbara moved to Sheringham, Norfolk, to enjoy their retirement.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
“It is not known how it arrived,” said Clive Bock of the USDA.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The fairground man on the Great Silvestro's Flying Tea-Cups locked the padded bars that'd stop me, Dean, Floyd Chaceley, and Clive Pike from being flung halfway to Orion.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
