Derek

[ der-ik ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Just ten days before her death, Field and her husband, Derek, completed a rare ascent of 18,504-foot Destornillador’s southwest ridge, in Peru’s Cordillera Carabaya.

From Outside Online

Also, Derek is in normal-people clothes almost the entire time.

From Time

Derek is wary because the advice is to never date your dance partner, but he admits they did have a noticeable “ease” on the dance floor.

From Washington Post

Derek reminds everyone that dancing is a perfect way to reclaim joy, and thinks the routine was sensational.

From Washington Post

The nine of us, ranging in age from 7 to 83, had gathered in Jackson, where my fiance, Derek, and I live, for the half-day drive to the ranch.

From Washington Post

And at the time he wrote that letter, Derek was also conscious of his own mortality.

From The Daily Beast

Hell, even Tom Brady has admitted to man-crushing on Derek Jeter.

From The Daily Beast

ESPN's SportsNation compiled a Derek Jeter dating diamond, and Mariah Carey and Jessica Alba were relegated to the outfield.

From The Daily Beast

More recently, Deadspin reported another rumor about Derek Jeter asking for the same sexual favor, while positioned on all fours.

From The Daily Beast

Derek Klingenberg has been known to make a few YouTube videos on his farm.

From The Daily Beast

I wanted Derek to roll along and join the festivities—he's never met Ronny—but he gave it a miss.

From Project Gutenberg

Derek Underhill threw down the stump of his cigar, and grunted irritably.

From Project Gutenberg

Derek's heavy eyebrows closed together in an offended frown, and seemed to darken his whole face.

From Project Gutenberg

Derek, who had finished his kedgeree and was now making himself a blot on Freddie's horizon with toast and marmalade, laughed.

From Project Gutenberg

Derek turned to begin one more walk along the platform, and stopped in mid-stride, raging.

From Project Gutenberg