Foxe

American  

[foks] / fɒks /

noun

1. John, 1516–87, English martyrologist.

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Foxe British  

/ fɒks /

noun

1. John . 1516–87, English Protestant clergyman; author of History of the Acts and Monuments of the Church (1563), popularly known as the Book of Martyrs

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Example Sentences

In one of Fox’s narratives—a tale within Ms. Oyeyemi’s tale—this fixation is called out by Mary Foxe, a character Mr. Fox has supposedly imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

While some critics have accused Mantel of promoting anti-Catholic propaganda and treating Cromwell a little too kindly, she, unlike Foxe, does not shy away from the blood that trails Cromwell's ascent.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

"We needed to find a task that did not require explicit engagement or attention, and this is one of those kinds of tasks," Foxe said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

The entire Hammers group were thrown out of Sugar Reef, while Foxe was fined two weeks’ wages and given a free transfer at the end of the season.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019

“An illustration from Foxe; one of the less attractive deaths, I have always thought, although who can fathom the ways of martyrs?”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson