Arnold
Americannoun
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Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
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Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.
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Henry H. Hap, 1886–1950, U.S. general.
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Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.
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his father Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.
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Thurman Wesley 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.
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a town in eastern Missouri.
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a first name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”
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Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom
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Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)
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his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education
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Example Sentences
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Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a regular and was back this year, conducting a band and thousands of singing beer drinkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The Rays haven’t done it, the Guardians haven’t done it, we haven’t done it,” Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Janet Arnold brings Elizabeth’s court to life with her revelatory transcription of the royal wardrobe accounts, including descriptions of 2,000 of the queen’s phantasmagorical dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Arnold suspected that another problem might be occurring at the connection between those nerves and muscles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Why are those called eggs Benedict? Is it because that’s what Benedict Arnold used to eat for breakfast?”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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