Donald

[ don-ld ]

/ ˈdɒn ld /

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noun

a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”

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Words nearby Donald

Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Dom. Rep., don, dona, donable, Donald, Donar, donate, Donatello, donation, donation land

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How to use Donald in a sentence

He said his birth certificate listed his name as “Donald” because the attending nurse misunderstood his immigrant mother when she called him “Dovid,” the Hebrew version of David.
David Mintz, inventor of Tofutti nondairy ice cream, dies at 89|Matt Schudel|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
Silverman was 6 when her parents, Beth Ann and Donald, divorced.
Sarah Silverman just wants to make things right|Geoff Edgers|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Without Donald near 100 percent, the Rams just could not generate any consistent pressure.
How The Chiefs Survived, The Packers Thrived And The Bills And Bucs Stayed Alive|Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 18, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Donald also has a league-leading 85 quarterback pressures, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in 14 games.
The Steelers, Saints and Rams aren’t finishing strong. For the playoffs, it might not matter.|Neil Greenberg|December 26, 2020|Washington Post

She directed that Donald be held at a prison medical center.
Loudoun doctor who faked coronavirus exposure, got relief loan after pleading guilty to running ‘pill mill,’ is sentenced|Rachel Weiner|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The most irresponsible comments however would have to be those of Donald Trump, since he should know better.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before Sarah was born, a cop named Donald Rios was shot around the corner from the school she now attends.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I made a lot of money in Atlantic City,” Donald Trump told me.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since the arrival of Chorus Master Donald Palumbo, the Met chorus now commands that same level of excellence as the orchestra.
Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s Insane Year|Shawn E. Milnes|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zach Braff and Donald Faison The Scrubs stars reunited to sing this holiday duet.
The Most WTF Covers of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside,’ Everyone’s Favorite Date-Rape Holiday Classic|Kevin Fallon|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, he arrived in Aberdeen radiant, gave his lecture, and at the end was presented by Donald with a cheque for twenty pounds.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Donald has a still cooler head than his neighbour John Bull, and that is saying a good deal.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Scotch shrewdness expresses itself in a phraseology all its own, and of which Donald alone possesses the secret.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Donald knows how to accept social inferiority; he may perhaps envy his betters, but he does not hate them.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
"Yes, Donald; but I never told you that you should swallow them," replies the pastor, who was as witty as his parishioner.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell

British Dictionary definitions for Donald

Donald

/ (ˈdɒnəld) /

noun

?1031–1100, king of Scotland (1093–94; 1094–97)

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