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• brent
  brent

  noun

  brant.
• Brent
  Brent

  noun

  Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

brent

¹ American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

• brents,
  plural
• brent
  plural

1. brant.

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Brent ² American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

1. Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

2. a borough of Greater London, England.

3. a male given name.

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Brent British  

/ brɛnt /

noun

1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

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Noun Inflected Forms

• brent
  plural
• brents
  plural

Example Sentences

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brent Brent

By session’s end, brent crude futures were down 2%, to $76.30 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

U.S. benchmark crude oil was at $75.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, while brent crude, the international standard, was at $78.74 per barrel.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

Light crude oil fell by 1.49% during the Asian session to $39.69 a barrel while brent crude slipped 1.25%.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2020

A barrel of brent crude oil costs roughly $50 more today than it did back then.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2011

The ixth Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeigny token vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a grete towne callid Crepynaloys.

From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas

In early European trading, Brent crude was down 1.7% to $91.01 a barrel, while WTI futures slid 2.1% to $85.20 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Both main crude contracts were down 2.3 percent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at $92 a barrel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 1.0% lower at $86.16 per barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 1.0% lower at $93.45 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

In Florida’s Black-majority 20th District, which was redrawn this year, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz finished ahead of four Black rivals in a crowded field, and will face Brent Andersen, an insurance broker, in November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

After each block, Brent retreats with quick, small steps.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes