Carlos
Americannoun
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Don Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón, 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Canseco, the steroids-fueled, defensively challenged left fielder of the Texas Rangers, made a similar blunder on May 26, 1993, when a ball hit by Cleveland’s Carlos Martínez bounced off his head and over the wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid found that chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest living relatives, also form social networks that resemble human friendship circles.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
However, with world number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both eliminated in the first week, plus defending champion Carlos Alcaraz absent because of injury, the German's route to the title has opened up.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz had swept the previous nine Grand Slams between them, going head-to-head in three of those finals.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The christening for little Carlos was scheduled for the morning, so the big event would be Papi Carlos's party that night.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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