Egbert
Americannoun
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a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
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a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “bright sword.”
noun
Example Sentences
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“The FT story is incorrect,” Oracle spokesperson Michael Egbert said in an emailed statement.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
The critical response to the film was mostly positive, though Roger Egbert wrote: "I'm usually fairly certain whether or not I've seen a good movie. But my reaction to 'Time Bandits' was ambiguous."
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2022
The defendant, a CBP agent named Erik Egbert, allegedly walked on to Boule’s property without a warrant to investigate a guest.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2022
The agent, Erik Egbert, checked the guest’s immigration papers, which were up-to-date, and the guest unlawfully crossed the border into Canada that evening, the court’s opinion states.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
Why did you tell Egbert so negligently and after so lukewarm a manner that which I enjoined upon you to say?
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
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