Curtis

[ kur-tis ]

noun

1. Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
2. Charles, 1860–1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929–33.
3. Cyrus Her·mann Kotzsch·mar [hur, -m, uh, n-, koch, -mahr], 1850–1933, U.S. publisher.
4. George Tick·nor [tik, -ner], 1812–94, U.S. attorney and writer.
5. George William, 1824–92, U.S. essayist, editor, and reformer.
6. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “courteous.”

Example Sentences

Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.

From The Daily Beast

Two years later, Kansas helped oust Curtis—and Hoover—by voting for Franklin Roosevelt and re-electing McGill.

From The Daily Beast

I loved the love story in Trading Places between Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis.

From The Daily Beast

If nominated, Curtis faces some major obstacles to being elected in the Republican-leaning state.

From The Daily Beast

In an interview with The Daily Beast, Curtis said she was “honored and humbled” to even be considered.

From The Daily Beast

He opened up a rather modest gambling hall near Seventeenth and Curtis streets.

From Project Gutenberg

Half an hour later he stood in the waiting-room at the wealthy banking-house of Curtis & Earle.

From Project Gutenberg

Notice the last sentence of a delightful essay by George William Curtis; one could easily guess the contents and the title.

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This was long before the days of Dunbar's pollantin, Holbrook Curtis' ambrosia, adrenalin, and the modern vaccines.

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Earlier, Davy had asked Paul Curtis to find if his voice was reaching the remote fringes of the audience.

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