Carlyle

[ kahr-lahyl ]

/ kɑrˈlaɪl /

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noun

Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.

a male given name.

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How to use Carlyle in a sentence

He often begins by describing his decision to step down as co-CEO of Carlyle.
Is Virginia an economic success or ‘in the ditch?’ Depends on which candidate you ask.|Gregory S. Schneider|July 13, 2021|Washington Post
Other Carlyle financial filings show that in 2018, the first year Youngkin served as co-CEO, he received a compensation package totaling more than $37 million in cash and stock.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
The Carlyle holding shows that it can be an enormous range — though Carlyle is probably Youngkin’s largest single asset.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
She emphasized that McAuliffe was a passive investor, with no say in Carlyle’s business of buying and selling companies.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post

The Associated Press reported Thursday that McAuliffe once held several hundred thousand dollars worth of investments in a Carlyle private equity fund, but the most recent filings show no current holdings.
Financial disclosures in Va. governor’s race detail wealth of Youngkin, McAuliffe|Gregory S. Schneider|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
The man—a Democrat—who founded the Carlyle Group explains why he gives it away.
Patriotic Philanthropy: Not an Oxymoron|Eleanor Clift|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She told me she loved my books and invited my wife and me to one of her sold-out performances at the Café Carlyle in New York.
Judy Collins's New Book: Suicide, Alcoholism, Nude Photos, and More|Joseph Finder|December 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
No doubt Carlyle enjoys a cozy relationship with the corridors of power.
Carlyle Comes Out of the Shadows|Zachary Karabell|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based private-equity firm that manages in excess of $150 billion, is going public.
Carlyle Comes Out of the Shadows|Zachary Karabell|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What does it mean that the new CEO of GM is Daniel F. Akerson, a managing director at the Carlyle Group?
Profits Up at GM! And You're Still Unemployed|Michael Moore|August 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They will carry out the dictum of Carlyle that the modern university is a university of books.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
On the other hand Carlyle uttered fierce denunciations against it.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Carlyle said of a dog that howled at the moon, "He would have been a poet, if he could have found a publisher."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
Edward Fitzgerald, the friend of Thackeray and Carlyle, himself an author of no mean repute, lived close by.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
Carlyle was never more scornful, never more cruelly vivid, than in his description of this event.
A Wanderer in Paris|E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for Carlyle

Carlyle

/ (kɑːˈlaɪl) /

noun

Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)

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