Duane
[dweyn, doo-eyn]
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for duane
Contemporary Examples
Duane and Dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as Dicky terms it.
Dicky catches sight of Duane and guffaws: “Hey, brother, you got coke all over in your muss-tache.”
Duane grabs a towel and mops his streaming face while Dicky spoons out the coke.
An hour later, one of the stewardesses remonstrates repeatedly with Duane to return his seat to the upright position for landing.
Dicky Betts, alternate lead guitar to Duane, whiles away the flight swapping comic books with the bassist, Berry Oakley.
Historical Examples
“Perhaps that was the lady herself,” said Duane, who knew better.
The Mark of CainCarolyn Wells
She gave Mr. Duane a slip of paper with a few typewritten words on it.
The Mark of CainCarolyn Wells
Duane was simply a blackguard, of a type better understood now than then.
The Life of Albert GallatinHenry Adams
It pulled up in front of the house and stopped and Duane stepped out.
The StatueMari Wolf
Slowly I unfolded the paper that Duane had told me to keep in case we ever wanted it.
The StatueMari Wolf