Clive

[ klahyv ]

/ klaɪv /

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noun

Robert Baron Clive of Plassey, 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.

a male given name, form of Cleve.

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How to use Clive in a sentence

On a visit to his friend Clive, a country squire, he meets Alec, Clive’s game keeper.
A worthy sequel to ‘Maurice’ revisits classic love story|Kathi Wolfe|August 26, 2021|Washington Blade
Knowing that he has to do some type of work, Alec becomes a gamekeeper for Clive, a country squire.
A worthy sequel to ‘Maurice’ revisits classic love story|Kathi Wolfe|August 26, 2021|Washington Blade
"Clive has had a fantastic and distinguished career so we listen to what he has to say," he said.
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And then the experience of working with Clive Davis was a great one.
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I knew Clive casually, and I knew a lot of people who worked with him.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I will be supporting Clive Bundy and his family from Federal Government slaughter,” he wrote.
Hatriot Politics Created the Las Vegas Killers|John Avlon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he shared on Facebook: I will be supporting Clive Bundy and his family from Federal Government slaughter.
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Messieurs Gosling and Clive are instructed to obey your commands whenever you please to send them.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Clive faced the mutiny successfully; he cashiered the leaders and accepted the submission of the younger men.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The king, while fully acknowledging Clive's services, thought him guilty of "rapine," and disapproved of his virtual acquittal.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Hastings returned from India at the close of the war with the hope of rewards as great as those of Clive.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green
Whilst on this subject I must confess to a lapse of memory in respect of what Clive Row was like at that particular period.
Recollections of Calcutta for over Half a Century|Montague Massey

British Dictionary definitions for Clive

Clive

/ (klaɪv) /

noun

Robert, Baron Clive of Plassey. 1725–74, British general and statesman, whose victory at Plassey (1757) strengthened British control in India

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