Luke

American  

[look] / luk /

noun

1. an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.

2. the third Gospel.

3. a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “man of Lucania.”

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Luke British  

/ luːk /

noun

1. a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18

2. the third Gospel, traditionally ascribed to Luke

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Example Sentences

With 1:06 remaining in the second quarter, Doncic drove into the paint to fire a two-handed overhead pass to Luke Kennard for a corner three.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The ECB is in the process of appointing a national selector to replace Luke Wright, who stood down earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“For every week this goes on,” the bigger the floor on oil prices, said John Luke Tyner, head of fixed-income Aptus Capital Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Carnegie's Luke Bouma is investigating a new way to tackle this question by using naturally occurring "space weather stations" that appear around some young stars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The relief at seeing the camper, the shock of seeing Dawn Celeste and Luke Messenger, is now turning to something else, some squeezing in her chest.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti