Tilden

American  

[til-duhn] / ˈtɪl dən /

noun

1. Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.

2. William Tatem, Jr. 1893–1953, U.S. tennis player.

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Tilden British  

/ ˈtɪldən /

noun

1. Bill, full name William Tatem Tilden, known as Big Bill. 1893–1953, US tennis player: won the US singles championship (1920–25, 1929) and the British singles championship (1920–21, 1930)

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Example Sentences

That’s according to Vanessa Royle and Mariah Hilton Wood, co-founders of Tilden, a social, non-alcoholic beverage company.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025

The B’Nai B’rith lodge was designed by the famed Jewish architect Samuel Tilden Norton, who also designed the Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

At about 2,500-square-feet in size, the massive display near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Tilden Avenue reads “kidnapped” in large white capital letters on a red background.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Those “inconsistent and ineffective practices … have plagued the batterer intervention system for at least three decades, creating a critical need for statewide guidance and oversight,” Tilden said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

I even knew the history of such players as Suzanne Lenglen and Bill Tilden.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane