Biddle
Americannoun
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Francis, 1886–1968, U.S. attorney general 1941–45.
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John, 1615–62, English theologian: founder of English Unitarianism.
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Nicholas, 1786–1844, U.S. financier.
noun
Example Sentences
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A precocious scholar and the editor of Lewis and Clark’s journals, Biddle might be America’s best-read central banker, though his bookishness cut no mustard with Andrew Jackson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
George Biddle, a muralist who became the chair of the War Department Art Advisory Committee, laid out the mission, advising his artists:
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
During the strikes, set decorator Mary Ann Biddle and her husband, boom operator John Unsinn, launched a GoFundMe campaign for Faux Library that has amassed more than $16,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
"We're getting families phoning up in tears, saying, 'we're desperate, please can you see our child?'," says Allie Biddle, director of speech and language.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023
He passed one car where a Drill Instructor from the training base on Biddle Island was holding his crying son in his arms.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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