Carlton

[ kahrl-tuhn ]

/ ˈkɑrl tən /

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noun

Stephen Norman "Steve"; "Lefty", born 1944, U.S. baseball player.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Carlton

Carlsbad Caverns, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad Decrees, Carlson, Carlsson, Carlton, Carlton table, Carl XVI Gustaf, Carlyle, carmagnole, carmaker

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How to use Carlton in a sentence

Carlton has seen this friend since and reports that her polite decline seems to have done no damage.
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Carlton is not the only one finding solace in a pared-down social life.
The pandemic is showing us which friendships are worth keeping|Lisa Bonos|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
When one of Carlton’s friends reached out around her birthday last month, asking when they were going to celebrate, Carlton spent an entire day thinking about how to respond.
The pandemic is showing us which friendships are worth keeping|Lisa Bonos|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Through my wife [McCauley is married to singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton].
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The head banquet man at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City started serving the concoction as a menu staple in 1938.
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He adopted Steve Carlton's hand-in-a-bucket-of-sand exercises.
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Being called on to bail Will and Carlton out of jail was only one of many examples.
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Barnes posted a photo inscribed “RIP Carlton” that showed her with her hands pressed together in prayer.
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Mr. Hunt supped at the Carlton frequently; he was supping now with a lady in a room upstairs.
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Your letter of December 15th, in which you said that you had got back to Carlton, arrived last night.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
In parts it was like the ground round that pretty little cottage at Carlton, where Thompson lives when the Trent is in flood.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
He stayed at the place for about a year, then went to Carlton, in Nottinghamshire, and afterwards to Whitby.
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The council was immediately summoned to Carlton house, a residence of the princess-dowager.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Carlton

Carlton

/ (ˈkɑːltən) /

noun

a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 48 493 (2001)

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