Fred
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Not since the legendary Fred Trueman hung up his international cricket boots in 1965 has any England bowler taken that many Test wickets at a better average.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
On the line was someone sounding like her son Fred, crying for help.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Fred Trump, according to Tony Schwartz, who ghostwrote the president’s book “The Art of the Deal,” was “a very brutal guy” — a martinet of a father who shipped his son off to military school.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
That gap wasn’t statistically significant, and Blau of Fred Hutch said that it wouldn’t necessarily deter her from offering the treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Fred was already asleep in his little rock cave beside the hut, but there was a quiet honk from Selkie’s Rock.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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