Hugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hugh
Variant of Hughes ( def. )
Example Sentences
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By mile 97, the road rises to the Hugh T. Osborne Overlook, where the landscape shifts once again, opening into a vast ocean of sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Giulio Douhet, Billy Mitchell, Hugh Trenchard and Alexander de Seversky—theorized, if a bit prematurely, that seizing command of the air was essential and even sufficient for victory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
With a variety of collaborators, including Hal Prince, George Furth, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler and James Lapine, he went on to forge a distinctive legacy as both a composer and lyricist.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Health experts Dr Ellie Cannon, a GP, Dr Tom Nutt, chief executive of charity Meningitis Now, and the BBC's health editor Hugh Pym have been answering your questions on the outbreak.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Hugh told me that I was wasting my time, that they were looking for people who'd bought platinum watches, not rusted cranial saws.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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