Phillip

[ fil-ip ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Phillip

/ ˈfɪlɪp /

noun

1. PhillipArthur17381814MEnglishMILITARY: naval commanderPOLITICS: colonial administrator Arthur. 1738–1814, English naval commander; captain general of the First Fleet, which carried convicts from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove, Australia, where he founded New South Wales

Example Sentences

Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.

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“Seymour Phillip Hoffman,” one of the greatest actors of our time.

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Not surprisingly, the father of intelligent design, Phillip Johnson, is not a scientist but a lawyer.

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“Simon from La Cave à Bulles has invited us to a private beer tasting he is hosting tonight at his shop,” Phillip says.

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Phillip also orders us a mixed meat and cheese platter with aged comté, Alsacian tomme, chèvre, salami, and duck confit.

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It stands on the east shore of Port Phillip, and has two piers, a great extent of sandy beach and numerous beautiful villas.

From Project Gutenberg

This was done on the advice of Mr. John Phillip, of Wrentham—a godly minister of great influence in his denomination in his day.

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Phillip Gayerson guided his partner through the laughing throng.

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Phillip had been five weeks in his new home: in another week, he was to enter on his articles of apprenticeship.

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He was to take a winding track on the edge of the swamp that lay between the southern hills and Port Phillip.

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