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.”
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Example Sentences
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It is curious that Mr. Nichols never mentions Melville’s 1857 novel, “The Confidence-Man,” with its pointed parodies of Emerson as the chilly philosopher Mark Winsome, and of Thoreau as Egbert, a tiresome pseudomoralist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“We remain fully aligned with OpenAI,” Oracle spokesperson Michael Egbert wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 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
In her dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the facts of Egbert v.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
Ah, you should have seen her then," Egbert broke in hastily; "her youthful freshness and beauty; and what an indescribable charm she had received from her retired education!
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
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