Kirke
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
In addition to Rodgers and Kirke, who had played together in the rock band Free, Bad Company’s original members included guitarist Mick Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
David Kirke, a flamboyant British thrill-seeker who performed — and more important, survived — the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023
David Kirke and his friends jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 1 April 1979, after he was inspired by a ritual carried out on Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
Then toward Olympos through the island trees Hermes departed, and I sought out Kirke, my heart high with excitement, beating hard.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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