Gayle

[ geyl ]

/ geɪl /

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noun

a female or male given name.

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How to use Gayle in a sentence

Booker plans to spend his Thanksgiving dinner with CBS correspondent Gayle King and their families.
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Late in 1956, a federal ruling, Browder v. Gayle, declared segregated buses unconstitutional.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow|Dennis McNally|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And as for those persistent rumors that Oprah and Gayle are more than just friends?
Inside the Bizarre Oprah, Stedman, and Gayle Triangle|Kevin Fallon|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, Oprah Winfrey always championed her best friend Gayle King.
When Your BFF Is a Hollywood VIP|Keli Goff|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

From 2002 to 2006 she co-hosted the Early Show on CBS, a slot currently filled by Charlie Rose and Gayle King.
Magic Johnson’s Network Set to Launch Talk Show|Allison Samuels|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Leaving Gayle behind, we climb up a steep and stony road above the beck until we are soon above the level of green pasturage.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
But I didn't have to tell them all this, for just then we heard the gate click and saw our friend, Mr. Gayle, coming up the walk.
The Annals of Ann|Kate Trimble Sharber
"Aunt Mary is sending him out here to find us," Rufe said, as we saw Mr. Gayle coming out of the dining-room door.
The Annals of Ann|Kate Trimble Sharber
Little Eddy Gayle smiled when I reported five minutes later with a pair of captain's chevrons pinned on my sleeves.
The Story of General Pershing|Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
Just then Gracie Gayle came gambolling along, a childish shape, kirtled to the knee in bright blue, and turbaned in vivid scarlet.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2|John Wilson Townsend