Floyd

[floid]

noun

1. Carlisle (Sessions, Jr.), 1926–2021, U.S. composer, especially of operas.

2. a male given name, form of Lloyd.

Example Sentences

Despite her intimations of trouble at home, however, she also vividly describes moments in her childhood that fed her burgeoning creativity, whether discovering Pink Floyd in her mother’s record collection, being gifted a photo development kit or finding solace in theater, which swiftly became the only subject in school that interested her.

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Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.

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When California lawmakers approved the Racial Justice Act in August 2020 — just months after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — many backers had high hopes it would help undo years of disproportionately lengthy sentences handed down to people of color.

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We’ll discuss Hurricane Floyd when I get back.

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Mom will be back any second, and if we don’t know anything about Hurricane Floyd, she’s going to make us recite every international election and natural disaster from memory.

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