Tilden

[ til-duhn ]

noun

1. Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
2. William Ta·tem, Jr. [tey, -t, uh, m], 1893–1953, U.S. tennis player.

Tilden

/ ˈtɪldən /

noun

1. TildenBill18931953MUSSPORT AND GAMES: tennis player Bill, full name William Tatem Tilden, known as Big Bill. 1893–1953, US tennis player: won the US singles championship (1920–25, 1929) and the British singles championship (1920–21, 1930)

Example Sentences

Immediately following the election, it was clear Tilden was in the driver’s seat, having captured 184 of the 185 electoral votes needed to win.

From Washington Post

Although no evidence of actual payments was uncovered, it became clear that Tilden’s agents had considered bribery as a way to win Florida and South Carolina.

From Washington Post

Tilden’s denunciation of Republican corruption and promises of reform resonated among voters eager to defeat a tired Republican establishment.

From Washington Post

“There is a huge advantage to a simple, single fleet structure,” Tilden said Monday in a video interview, citing lower ownership costs from maintenance, training and other expenses.

From Fortune

Tilden ended up being one Electoral College vote short of the 185 he needed to win.

From Time

And volunteers are working around the clock at Fort Tilden beach in the Rockaways to fortify sand dunes.

From The Daily Beast

Nearby, Fort Tilden Beach is one of the few local beaches that will not reopen this summer.

From The Daily Beast

Strikingly, only two of the five—Hoover and Tilden—made their money themselves.

From The Daily Beast

It does so in a rather striking manner by means of photographic reproductions of the claims of the Tilden Company.

From Project Gutenberg

Eighteen hundred and seventy-six was a Presidential year—the year of the Hayes-Tilden campaign.

From Project Gutenberg

In later life he changed his mind about Tilden (as did many others) through sympathy.

From Project Gutenberg

Clemens, however, did not lose faith, and went on shouting for Hayes and damning Tilden till the final vote was cast.

From Project Gutenberg

I was fortunate in getting the above story from Luke Tilden, for a few weeks afterward he died in the aquarium; and Zach.

From Project Gutenberg