Floyd

American  

[floid] / flɔɪd /

noun

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

2. a male given name, form of Lloyd.

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Example Sentences

It made a $30 billion racial equity commitment after the murder of George Floyd and a $2.5 trillion climate change plan in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal

Normally, Pink Floyd’s “Dogs” would be a weird party band choice, but Dog Street divided the rez’s north side from its south.

From Literature

During the May 2020 George Floyd demonstration, protesters in downtown Los Angeles briefly shut down portions of the 101 Freeway after entering near Alameda Street, temporarily halting traffic to draw attention to the killing of Floyd and broader concerns about police brutality.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd ignited a nationwide reckoning on race, which prompted communities and institutions across the nation, including California, to remove public monuments of former slaveholders or prominent Confederate figures.

From Los Angeles Times

Floyd Lumley found his way to Indianapolis too, as you know from the cartoons he drew for the Indianapolis Star newspaper in his famous career.

From Literature