Geoffrey

[ jef-ree ]

/ ˈdʒɛf ri /

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noun

a male given name: from Germanic, meaning “divine peace.”

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How to use Geoffrey in a sentence

As Geoffrey wrote a few years ago, there was less split-ticket voting in 2018 than in any midterm since at least 1990.
The Governor And House Primary Races We’re Watching So Far|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
As for Walker, I mean … I don’t think anyone should completely write him off as a viable candidate — not that you are, Geoffrey.
The Senate Primary Races We’re Watching So Far|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 14, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The potential problem there is that we aren’t sure primaries are driving polarization as Julia and Geoffrey have mentioned.
Is Our Primary System Broken?|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|June 3, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He says he’s not running, but as Geoffrey mentioned earlier this week, that really doesn’t matter this early on.
Our Way-Too-Early 2024 Republican Presidential Primary Draft|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|March 10, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

Nathaniel will outline all the reasons why Democrats are favored, and then Geoffrey will make the case for why Republicans will come out on top.
The Case For Republicans In Georgia vs. The Case For Democrats|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 4, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
You had a great line in your piece on Geoffrey Beene about the “genre” of evening wear.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney helped Greece fight for the return of the Elgin Marbles.
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin|Geoffrey Robertson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Geoffrey Robertson QC has provided legal advice to the Greek government.
Britain Has Lost Its Marbles: Elgin Loan Will Appease Putin|Geoffrey Robertson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“In early 19th-century China, pictures of beautiful women have very narrow eyes,” adds Geoffrey Jones.
Changing Western Beauty Ideals: Nina Davuluri and Julie Chen|Soraya Roberts|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her finance minister, Geoffrey Howe, resigned over the issue.
Margaret Thatcher Was Right About the Euro|David Frum|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One-third of the geld was paid to Geoffrey de Coutances, bishop of Exeter, who threw up the earthworks of the castle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Geoffrey King, who wrote in 1696, gives the first reliable statistics about the state of the country.
Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher
But Sir Geoffrey's life was preserved by the interest of a friend, who possessed influence in the councils of Oliver.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
Sir Geoffrey has his opinions on many points, which have differed, and probably do still differ, from mine.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
He shook himself rather roughly free from the hands of Sir Geoffrey Peveril; but it was not to draw his sword.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott