Corbett

American  

[kawr-bit] / ˈkɔr bɪt /

noun

1. James John Gentleman Jim, 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.

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Corbett British  

/ ˈkɔːbət /

noun

1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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Example Sentences

Brendan Corbett, who was assistant sheriff for custody operations under Villanueva, brought in $1,000 and spent about $1,300 in that same period, when his campaign reported that it had about $32,000 on hand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Corbett said he would examine how homeless people are released from county jail and, if elected, would look to make a “warm handoff” to community support services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

McCarthy Stone told the BBC that, in a survey, 86% of residents at Corbett Court said they were satisfied with the development.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Overdashing New York Times writers were publicly rebuked by standards editor Philip B. Corbett in a 2011 post on the outlet’s blog that clocked a single-day total of 16 dashes on A1 alone.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove