Floyd
Americannoun
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Carlisle (Sessions, Jr.), 1926–2021, U.S. composer, especially of operas.
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a male given name, form of Lloyd.
Example Sentences
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After his Netflix roast inspired tit-for-tat feuding among comedians and backlash from viewers over a joke about George Floyd, Kevin Hart’s stance is clear: All is fair in love, war and comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
After becoming a double champion in 2016, McGregor faced Floyd Mayweather the following year in a lucrative boxing bout, before defeat by Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018 in the biggest-selling UFC pay-per-view of all time.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The species, named Pikelinia floydmuraria, pays tribute to the legendary band Pink Floyd while also reflecting where the spider lives.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
But as one character tells Floyd in DTF St. Louis, in a line that gets repeated several times: “No one’s normal. It just looks that way from across the street.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“Dear Mrs. Vaughan: Our records indicate that you recently completed 20 years of Federal Government service,” wrote Langley’s director, Floyd Thompson, in the summer of 1963.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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