Wilkes
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Charles, 1798–1877, U.S. rear admiral and explorer.
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John, 1727–97, English political leader and journalist.
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Maurice, 1913–2010, English computer scientist.
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Charles. 1798–1877, US explorer of Antarctica
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John. 1727–97, English politician, who was expelled from the House of Commons and outlawed for writing scurrilous articles about the government. He became a champion of parliamentary reform
Example Sentences
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The province encompasses several well-known subglacial features, including the Wilkes and Aurora basins, as well as the basin containing Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
When Caroleen Wilkes first launched her commercial real-estate consulting business, she wasn’t ready to pay for an accountant.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Cheryl Wilkes, an internal-medicine doctor with Northwestern Medicine, said she has spent years typing away during patient visits, occasionally turning to ask a question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
The result is a hysterical, breezy dark comedy that confidently skewers viewer expectations and flips that old “Misery” script on its head, asking us to hear Annie Wilkes and her cinematic sisters out.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
Could recite the date and year of not only Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, but the name of the farm where they found John Wilkes Booth twenty-four hours later.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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