Clayton

[kleyt-n]

noun

1. John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.

2. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

3. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Mantz and his training partner, Clayton Young, are teetotaling former BYU teammates and missionaries who finished in the top 10 in the Paris Olympics marathon.

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Meanwhile, the Dodgers expect to lean heavily on two other starters that they have put on the roster to pitch in relief: Emmet Sheehan and Clayton Kershaw, a future Hall-of-Famer who agreed to take on a new role before heading off into retirement after the season.

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If Wednesday’s game proves to be the last one in a Dodgers uniform for Clayton Kershaw, it will do little to tarnish his legacy, said teammate Mookie Betts.

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“Clayton pitches off his slider. He was working behind, too. The command wasn’t there tonight.”

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After it, he gave up five more hits and two more runs, putting the Dodgers in a hole from which they wouldn’t recover — especially not after Clayton Kershaw gave up five more runs in the top of the eighth.

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