Kidd

[ kid ]

/ kɪd /

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noun

Michael Milton Greenwald, 1919–2007, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

William "Captain Kidd", 1645?–1701, Scottish navigator and privateer: hanged for piracy.

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How to use Kidd in a sentence

Kidd posted again on Thursday that he was “doing better” after the virus “kicked my butt.”
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot|by Jeremy Kohler|July 21, 2021|ProPublica
As the number of coronavirus infections rises around the country, lawmakers like Kidd and Seitz have adopted responses that trouble many health officials.
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot|by Jeremy Kohler|July 21, 2021|ProPublica
He backed down on his comment about Fauci on Kidd’s Facebook post, acknowledging that the virology expert did not create the coronavirus but asserting that he had been engaged for years in experiments to make viruses more dangerous or transmissible.
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot|by Jeremy Kohler|July 21, 2021|ProPublica
Police said an anonymous tipster led them to Kidd, who was already in custody at the time, and who later told them Kilpatrick had forced Saenz into a vehicle.
Dallas hitmen kidnapped and killed two people, authorities said. A police officer allegedly hired them to do it.|Andrea Salcedo|March 5, 2021|Washington Post

They walked Saenz to the river bank before Kilpatrick shot her, Kidd told the police.
Dallas hitmen kidnapped and killed two people, authorities said. A police officer allegedly hired them to do it.|Andrea Salcedo|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
As a teen, FDR once sailed with a prep school friend to an island where they believed Captain Kidd had buried a chest.
Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty|Nina Strochlic|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also at the shindig were Jemma and Jodie Kidd, Pixie Lott, Anna, Hamish and the rest.
Beckham at Belstaff Party on Bond Street: "I'll Have a Becks, Please."|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had made some good Westerns like The Magnificent Seven, but he thought my bad guy in Joe Kidd should be a good guy.
The Elmore Leonard Interview|Allen Barra|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The guitarist was the great Michael ‘Kidd Funkadelic’ Hampton.
"Dave's Whipping Boy"|Paul Shaffer|October 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Some 138 handwritten index cards were assembled into book form by the amazing designer Chip Kidd.
Dog Day Reading List|Nancy Bass Wyden|July 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
William Kidd with others executed at Execution dock, London, for piracy.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It is possible that Kidd may at first have meant to act in accordance with his instructions.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It was thought probable that Kidd would carry his booty to some colony.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
About the other patrons of Kidd the chiefs of the opposition cared little.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
They affected to believe that he had from the first been aware of Kidd's character and designs.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for Kidd

Kidd

/ (kɪd) /

noun

William, known as Captain Kidd. 1645–1701, Scottish privateer, pirate, and murderer; hanged

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