Gault
noun
the Lower Cretaceous clay formation in eastern England
Gault
1 British
/ ɡɔːlt /
noun
gault
2
British
/ ɡɔːlt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gault
C16: of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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George Carlin fans have expressed disgust with the content itself, too: Vice’s Matthew Gault, a self-described longtime fan of the comic, described the special as “worse than you could possibly imagine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Robert Gault, 63, who depends on a $1,900 monthly Social Security disability payment, says an economic default “would make life so real awfully hard on me.”
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023
At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, he became the first English athlete in 24 years to win four golds at a single Games since shooter Mick Gault.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023
Guterl’s students analyze a photograph of Gault taken when she was about their age, a first-year student at an all-white university.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Supreme Court ruled in In re Gault that children under the age of eighteen have the right to legal assistance with any criminal charges filed against them.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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