Leroy
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Leroy, who left the military to become a security guard, told police he thought he had been acting all the time on behalf of the government.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The Nigeria forward went down holding his arm following a challenge with Ibrahima Konate in the eighth minute, but he played on until he was replaced by Leroy Sane at half-time.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
“Lido Shuffle” appears to have two musical forebears: Fats Domino’s shuffle rhythms and Jim Croce’s “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
In City's stellar side of 2017-18, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling would finish games with white paint on their boots after being stationed high and wide.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
My father’s brother, Leroy, called Lee, was in jail, and my father was constantly getting letters from lawyers asking for money for Uncle Lee’s “case.”
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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