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Julius

American  
[jool-yuhs] / ˈdʒul yəs /

noun

  1. a male given name: a Roman family name.


Example Sentences

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"This explains why you feel fine at first but then start to feel sick as the infection becomes established," Julius said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Birmingham 8, Granada Hills 2: Carlos Acuna struck out five in six innings, Aidan Martinez struck out three in one inning of relief and Julius Monroe-Truitt had three RBIs for Birmingham.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s that these battles over leadership and this weird Julius Caesar–style triumvirate of interim leadership may be trickling down in ways that lets horrible people get away with incredibly light sentences.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Julius led them, bent double, peering at the dry grasses and broken scrub, moving slowly, a terrible air of desperation about him.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks