Cobb

[ kob ]

noun

1. How·ell [hou, -, uh, l], 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
2. Irvin S(hrewsbury), 1876–1944, U.S. humorist and writer.
3. Ty(rus Raymond) [tahy, -r, uh, s], the Georgia Peach, 1886–1961, U.S. baseball player.

Example Sentences

In a recent Homeowner 101 series, Cobb held up different kinds of air filters while walking through the pros and cons of each.

From Digiday

Warnock ran even stronger, carrying Cobb with 57 percent of the vote and Gwinnett with a bit more than 60 percent.

From Washington Post

Although the organizations behind the letter said they appreciated the steps, they stated they were “insufficient” as Cobb had some of the lowest turnout in the state but voters were experiencing “wait times as long as 120 minutes.”

From Time

Republican sheriff candidates in Cobb and Gwinnett counties were both defeated in this November’s election.

From FiveThirtyEight

Cobb says these symptoms can be a bit harder to pin down, but they’re there.

From Popular-Science

And this video went so viral that Ellen DeGeneres invited Cobb for a special visit to The Ellen Show.

From The Daily Beast

Cobb ultimately met and married Scrubs star Donald Faison, and now finds herself walking red carpets as his Mrs.

From The Daily Beast

Cobb County, a suburban area that sits adjacent to the city and shares some its infrastructure, is 66 percent white.

From The Daily Beast

“She was at the Cobb movie theater when she was confronted by the defendant for texting,” Garcia reported.

From The Daily Beast

But for all of the media moments, the injustice Cobb saw in the indictment got to him, digging deep to the bone.

From The Daily Beast

Poindexter and Cobb had now come back into the territory that was commanded by Colonel Guitar.

From Project Gutenberg

He is within close musket-shot of Cobb's brigade, lying behind the stone-wall at the base of the hill.

From Project Gutenberg

If ducks could only be taught to play baseball they would beat Ty Cobb at stealing bases.

From Project Gutenberg

"Perhaps Mr. Cobb doesn't get up until seven or later, and I can't wait till then," she pondered.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Cobb's house was only three blocks away, and she could run down there and back in ten minutes.

From Project Gutenberg