Doyle

American  

[doil] / dɔɪl /

noun

1. Sir Arthur Conan 1859–1930, British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer.

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Doyle British  

/ dɔɪl /

noun

1. See Conan Doyle

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Example Sentences

As New York cop Popeye Doyle in the 1971 film The French Connection, Gene Hackman's cemented his reputation as one of Hollywood's great tough guys.

From BBC

Marie Docherty, 84, Mary Broderick, 83, Margaret McLafferty, 67, Kathleen McLean, 76, and Mary Doyle, 80, were named on an indictment which contains 108 charges.

From BBC

That aspect of copyright law engendered a lengthy dispute waged by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle against creative artists wishing to put Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into new works.

From Los Angeles Times

Its argument was that it retained the rights to the characters as long as any of Conan Doyle’s novels or stories remained under copyright, which wouldn’t expire until 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

“In initial years of operation you’d probably have losses, which with a pass-through could flow through to partners or LLC members and used as offsets on personal income tax returns,” Doyle says.

From Barron's