Clive
[klahyv]
- RobertBaron Clive of Plassey, 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- a male given name, form of Cleve.
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Contemporary Examples
"Clive has had a fantastic and distinguished career so we listen to what he has to say," he said.
And then the experience of working with Clive Davis was a great one.
I knew Clive casually, and I knew a lot of people who worked with him.
“I will be supporting Clive Bundy and his family from Federal Government slaughter,” he wrote.
As he shared on Facebook: I will be supporting Clive Bundy and his family from Federal Government slaughter.
Historical Examples
Better try Mr Clive, second door on the left in the next passage.'
Little DorritCharles Dickens
She laughed and her eyes sparkled in the electric glow: "Are you, Clive?"
AthalieRobert W. Chambers
For she had accepted these things from Clive only because it gave him pleasure to give.
AthalieRobert W. Chambers
And Clive, wondering, lifted it gingerly for her inspection.
AthalieRobert W. Chambers
But if Clive had anything to say he seemed to find no words to say it.
AthalieRobert W. Chambers
Clive
- 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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