Patrick
Americannoun
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Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
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(Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.
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a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”
noun
Example Sentences
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I blew a secret kiss across the waves; then we picked our way up the steep little path to Patrick’s Well.
From Literature
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“While a sustained upward move in oil prices could potentially support more pricing across pockets of the commodity and intermediate chemicals complex,” there are mitigating factors, wrote Citi analyst Patrick Cunningham on Monday.
From Barron's
Just a few feet away, “The Pitt” star Patrick Ball made a similarly bold fashion choice, posing for photos in a black kilt.
From Los Angeles Times
Without a doubt, the Iran attack looks to be the biggest pricing event for gasoline since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
From MarketWatch
Without a doubt, this looks to be the biggest pricing event for gasoline since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
From MarketWatch
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