Clive
Americannoun
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Robert Baron Clive of Plassey, 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
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a male given name, form of Cleve.
noun
Example Sentences
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Clive James’s deft translation, published in 2013, restructures the work’s original terza rima into quatrains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wright, along with Philip Barker, 57, Clive Massey, 64, and Mark Gregory, 63, are accused of conspiracy to defraud the Environment Agency and water regulator Ofwat.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Paintings from the private collection of late music titan Clive Davis will be up for auction at Christie’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Clive Valentine, who built a traditional gristmill in Dandridge, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, sees hope.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Clive Pike, to my left, eyes beetling bigger than humanly possible, g-force ribbling his face.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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