clift

[ klift ]

/ klɪft /

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noun South Midland U.S.

cliff.

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Origin of clift

1350–1400; Middle English, alteration of cliff (perhaps by influence of cleft¹)

Words nearby clift

Clifford trust, Cliffside Park, Cliffs Notes, cliff swallow, cliffy, clift, Clifton, climacteric, climactic, climant, climate

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Clift

[ klift ]

/ klɪft /

noun

Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.

How to use clift in a sentence

It will imbue you with renewed love and respect not only for Taylor and Clift but for your own friends.
Two new books celebrate Old Hollywood glory|Kathi Wolfe|June 12, 2021|Washington Blade
The book opens on the evening when Clift, driving home from a party, was in a terrible car accident.
Two new books celebrate Old Hollywood glory|Kathi Wolfe|June 12, 2021|Washington Blade
Taylor insisted that Clift be cast in “Reflections in a Golden Eye.”
Two new books celebrate Old Hollywood glory|Kathi Wolfe|June 12, 2021|Washington Blade
“Monty, Elizabeth likes me, but she loves you,” Richard Burton is reported to have said to Clift.
Two new books celebrate Old Hollywood glory|Kathi Wolfe|June 12, 2021|Washington Blade

For much of his life, Clift had health problems that caused him pain.
Two new books celebrate Old Hollywood glory|Kathi Wolfe|June 12, 2021|Washington Blade
Montgomery Clift, who was most likely gay, drank himself to death.
Why We Need Celebrity Scandals|Jessica Ferri|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet, among film aficionados Eternity will always be slightly diminished as Montgomery Clift did not win.
A History of the Oscar Powerhouse ‘From Here to Eternity’|Allen Barra|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eleanor Clift on how Obama talked up his plan—and what Clinton feared.
Bill Clinton and Obama Sell Obamacare at the Clinton Global Initiative|Eleanor Clift|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If he can move the nation, he can move Congress, writes Eleanor Clift.
The Reluctant Salesman: How President Obama Can Win Enough Votes on Syria|Eleanor Clift|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eleanor Clift and Josh Rogin go inside the shift—and assess the risks.
How the Obama Administration Reversed Course on Syria Strikes|Eleanor Clift, Josh Rogin|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Through the influence of Clift he was elected a fellow of the Geological Society early in 1834.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
We had been carried into a clift where there is a coastguard station; and the good men had come down and were helping us on shore.
Modern Broods|Charlotte Mary Yonge
Clift; a light-headed person, easily roused and rendered foolishly excited.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
Fust theah hosses got into a loco patch, an' one dawk night walked oveh a clift thinkin' it were thu aidge o' a sun crack.
The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer
It shews a steep rocky clift next the sea, and off the very point are some rocks like spires.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr