Desmond Tutu
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Desmond Tutu
C20: a pun on 2:2 and Desmond Tutu
Example Sentences
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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 winner, said becoming a Nobel laureate was a double-edged sword.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
California legalized water cremation in 2017, but it became more widely known when Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid leader and South African Anglican archbishop emeritus who died in December 2021, requested it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
Its debating chamber has previously heard from a host of American presidents, and figures like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
Previous winners of the Templeton Prize include Mother Teresa of Kolkata in 1973, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa in 2013, and conservationist Jane Goodall in 2021.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
People often compared him with his fellow man of the cloth Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but of course that didn’t mean anything to me.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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