Bayle

American  

[beyl] / beɪl /

noun

1. Pierre 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.

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Bayle British  

/ bɛl /

noun

1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697), which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists

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Example Sentences

Abdirahman Bayle, an advisor to Somaliland's leader, told the BBC that Eric Trump had ''expressed interest in Somaliland and the opportunities it offers''.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“I don’t like losing,” said Mr. Bayle, dressed decidedly more casually, with a baseball hat on his head, turned backward.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

"The stability of the financial system and the wider FX ecosystem must always come first," said Marc Bayle de Jessé, chief executive officer at CLS, in a recent interview with Reuters.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023

If there is no change to how firms currently operate, Bayle de Jessé said about 1% of that amount originating from funds, including U.S. firms, could be impacted by the shift to T+1.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023

Bayle, in his article of Tiraqueau, a French advocate of the sixteenth century, quotes an epigram, which would make him the father of forty-five children, and, it is added, by one wife.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various