Davis Cup

/ (ˈdeɪvɪs) /

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noun

an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams

the trophy awarded for this

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Word Origin for Davis Cup

C20: after Dwight F. Davis (1879–1945), American civic leader who donated the cup

Words nearby Davis Cup

Davie, Davies, Dávila y Padilla, da Vinci, Davis, Davis Cup, Davis, Jefferson, Davisson, Davisson-Germer experiment, Davis Strait, davit

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How to use Davis Cup in a sentence

Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.
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The problem, says UC Davis physiologist and nutritionist Linda Bacon, is that very few people can lose weight and keep it off.
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Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
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His ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
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I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.
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And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
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She thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
A quite young child will, for example, pretend to do something, as to take an empty cup and carry out the semblance of drinking.
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His pacing had brought him to the opposite end of the board, where stood the cup of wine madame had poured for Marius.
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She gave him his cup of tea, with the same gesture that had charmed Nigel on the day when he first visited her.
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