Biddle
Americannoun
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Francis, 1886–1968, U.S. attorney general 1941–45.
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John, 1615–62, English theologian: founder of English Unitarianism.
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Nicholas, 1786–1844, U.S. financier.
noun
Example Sentences
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A precocious scholar and the editor of Lewis and Clark’s journals, Biddle might be America’s best-read central banker, though his bookishness cut no mustard with Andrew Jackson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
George Biddle, a muralist who became the chair of the War Department Art Advisory Committee, laid out the mission, advising his artists:
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
"Our deepest sympathies are with the family of the woman involved at this time," Det Supt Gary Biddle said.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024
During the strikes, set decorator Mary Ann Biddle and her husband, boom operator John Unsinn, launched a GoFundMe campaign for Faux Library that has amassed more than $16,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
A man escaping from Biddle Island would do better to try his luck with the river, the tides, and the sharks, than to test the quiet susurrant heart of the marsh.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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