Dwight
Americannoun
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Timothy, 1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.
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a male given name: from an Anglo-French surname meaning “of the Isle of Wight.”
Example Sentences
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It’s a one-setting thriller that unspools in the pressure-cooker environment of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s war room at an English country estate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
And Dwight McNeil, who Everton were prepared to sell to Crystal Palace until a late hitch scuppered the deal, has since been chosen ahead of him.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Dwight Macdonald managed the difficult feat of being a democratic socialist and at the same time a tiresome snob and cultural reactionary, often coming off like a retired colonel at his London club.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
An executive order by President Dwight D. Eisenhower set a standard for military members threatened with enemy capture, including that, “If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
She wrote often to her family in Lafayette, Indiana, and to the friends she had made in Dwight.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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