Otis
Americannoun
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Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
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Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, U.S. army officer and newspaper publisher.
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James, 1725–83, American lawyer and public official who is supposed to have first used the phrase “Taxation without representation” (brother of Mercy Otis Warren).
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Ginger Adams Otis is the deputy chief of breaking news with The Wall Street Journal in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
If you do have to make the tragic decision to put Otis down, that will be another cost.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
For the spring semester, this cohort was divided into three mentorship groups, each one paired with an executive from either Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods or Vuori, all of whom are Otis alumni.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Spice and seasoning maker McCormick, web-hosting company GoDaddy, elevator company Otis Worldwide, water technology pure-play Veralto, and fintech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions also recorded their worst ever quarters.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
On the way to the land of you'll see, I teased Coach about the name Otis.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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