Travis

[ trav-is ]

noun
  1. William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use Travis in a sentence

  • But Mr. Everard is pinked in the side, and Mr. Travis, who would fight with pistols, hath a ball through his shoulder.

    Audrey | Mary Johnston
  • At the police station, and subsequently in the Federal court, he gave his name as Arthur Travis.

  • Of course, the warden of the prison had never seen Travis, hadn't the slightest idea what he looked like.

  • Travis, look around this room and see if you can identify the man that hired you to impersonate Herbert Whitmore!

  • Travis's gaze wandered from face to face, finally fixing itself on Beard's drawn features.