Clifton

[ klif-tuhn ]

noun
  1. a city in NE New Jersey.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use Clifton in a sentence

  • Back home at 70 Clifton [the Bhutto family home], the day had passed painfully.

    My Father's Assassination | Fatima Bhutto | October 1, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I understood, Mr. Clifton, that you were the solicitor employed to wind up the affairs of the late Mr. Antony Clifton.

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • I feel it my duty to accept them, as a public expression of confidence in the late Mr. Clifton's motives.

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • Clifton Holt went with them to the city of Montreal, where they stayed a few days, as all American tourists do.

    David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray Robertson
  • Miss Langden did not see the glance, for she was listening to Clifton, who had returned and was saying something to her.

    David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray Robertson
  • Mr Maxwell spoke, and Clifton listened, with faces that were grave enough, but the eyes of both were smiling as they met hers.

    David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray Robertson