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Harold

American  
[har-uhld] / ˈhær əld /

noun

  1. a male given name.


Example Sentences

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Maybe Harold & Kumar can go to the White House to teach us a thing or two.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

"Surge-type glaciers are very unusual and can be troublesome," said lead author Dr. Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer and glaciologist from the University of Portsmouth's School of the Environment and Life Sciences.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Licence's work disputes a claim that Harold forced his men to march nearly 200 miles from Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire to Hastings to defend the country.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

As she walked across the stage, she changed her stride and walked slowly and stiff-leggedly as she remembered Harold Clarence walking.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith