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Charley

American  
[chahr-lee] / ˈtʃɑr li /
Or Charlie

noun

Military Slang.

plural

Charleys
  1. Victor Charlie.


Example Sentences

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Charley Steiner, who seems to be slowly working his way back as a Dodgers announcer, gets tremendous support from Dodgers Dugout readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“It is nothing that he seeks out,” said Charley Steiner, Monday’s partner on Dodgers broadcasts for 22 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In October, Texas troubadour Charley Crockett, who has derided the trap-inflected “bro country” coming out of Nashville, played a solo set at Lucinda’s before moving uptown for a three-night residency at Café Carlyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Charley Ellis, longtime observer of the markets and author of The Partnership: The Story of Goldman Sachs, has seen this movie before.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

“They must’ve finally made the connection between Uncle Charley Lyons and the Cubano cabin boy Eduardo Leones. We need to move fast.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein