Cobb
Americannoun
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Howell 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
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Irvin S(hrewsbury), 1876–1944, U.S. humorist and writer.
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Ty(rus Raymond) the Georgia Peach, 1886–1961, U.S. baseball player.
Example Sentences
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The lead judgment was given by Lord Justice Cobb, who is now president of the Family Division.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
William Cobb and Todd Weaver, Freeport’s vice president and senior counsel, respectively, emailed the EPA in March 2025 to request a reprieve from the Clean Air Act.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
And I remember my mentor, who saw the original 1949 production, holding up Lee J. Cobb as the greatest ever Willy Loman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Bradley Cobb, 47, a UPS driver and a preacher in Charleston, another county seat, said he, his wife and their voting-age children all support anti-prison candidates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
And Mrs. Cobb was no longer there to stop him.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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