Dwight

[ dwahyt ]

/ dwaɪt /

Timothy,1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.

a male given name: from an Anglo-French surname meaning “of the Isle of Wight.”

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Examples from the Web for dwight

Perhaps, as Dwight Garner wrote, Steinberg just needed an idea for a book.
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Writing in the conservative Crisis blog Father Dwight Longnecker of South Carolina claims that Francis is making his job harder.
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But for those tragic policy decisions one must blame every president dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Certainly, we have had an upward revisionism of Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan.
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The first president to fly regularly in helicopters was Dwight Eisenhower.
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An hour later Dwight Wade was urging his horse towards Castonia.
King Spruce, A Novel|Holman Day
O, no, Caleb,” said Dwight; “you must have left it about somewhere.
Caleb in the Country|Jacob Abbott
There were a few days after Dwight's fever in which she seemed utterly heartbroken, and Mrs. Ray believed her seriously ill.
A Soldier's Trial|Charles King
In the course of their conversation Professor Dwight said; "Do you think girls know enough to study law?"
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
Dwight Herbert brought out these words with a curious emphasis.
Miss Lulu Bett|Zona Gale