Breckinridge

American  

[brek-uhn-rij] / ˈbrɛk ənˌrɪdʒ /

noun

1. John Cabell, 1821–75, vice president of the U.S. 1857–61: Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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Example Sentences

Most hyperscalers, however, are high-quality companies with strong balance sheets and “debt capacity” to spare, according to Nick Elfner, co-head of research at Breckinridge Capital Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

"I'm just thrilled," Teresa Breckinridge, owner of the Silver Skillet Diner in Atlanta, Georgia, told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

The youngest vice president. was John C. Breckinridge, a Kentuckian who served in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Each of the state electoral certificates had been duly sent to the president of the Senate — the vice president of the United States, Kentucky’s John C. Breckinridge.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2021

Govan, of Walker, next on the left of Breckinridge, had, however, gained a lodgment on the line which Beatty had so stubbornly held.

From Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. by Boynton, Henry V.