Desmond Tutu
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Desmond Tutu
C20: a pun on 2:2 and Desmond Tutu
Example Sentences
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He visited the late Pope John Paul II on several occasions and co-authored a book with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it so well: “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 winner, said becoming a Nobel laureate was a double-edged sword.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
California legalized water cremation in 2017, but it became more widely known when Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid leader and South African Anglican archbishop emeritus who died in December 2021, requested it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
My name had been put forward by Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa, one of my father’s greatest heroes because of his fight against apartheid.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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