Kirkpatrick

[ kurk-pa-trik ]

/ kɜrkˈpæ trɪk /

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noun

Jeane (Jordan)

[jeen], /dʒin/, 1926–2006, U.S. diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1981–85.

Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ross Ice Shelf. About 14,855 feet (4,528 meters).

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Words nearby Kirkpatrick

Kirkenes, Kirkland, Kirkland Lake, Kirklees, kirkman, Kirkpatrick, kirk session, Kirksville, Kirkuk, Kirkwall, Kirkwood

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How to use Kirkpatrick in a sentence

With a less Democratic seat, Kirkpatrick would likely have faced a tough reelection in the midterms.
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However, another benefit of smaller ships in general, Kirkpatrick noted, is an ability to have a more flexible itinerary.
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Kirkpatrick’s penalty gave the Seahawks a first down instead of facing a fourth-and-two decision.
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“He is fortunate he found himself in the same room,” David Kirkpatrick, author of a book about the website, told the Times.
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On an issue like Syria, Cruz remains in the Kirkpatrick mold.
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Update: The “other one,” apparently, is Chris Kirkpatrick.
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“Most of the important military obligations that we assumed were once important are now outdated,” wrote Kirkpatrick in 1990.
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Jeremy Scahill is a proud member of what the late neoconservative icon Jeane Kirkpatrick dubbed “the blame-America-first crowd.”
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About six o'clock in the morning we set out very cautiously, with Major Kirkpatrick in command.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
In hiring Lincoln, Kirkpatrick had promised to buy him a cant-hook to move heavy logs.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various
One of the "odd jobs" which Lincoln had taken since coming into Illinois was working in a saw-mill for a man named Kirkpatrick.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various
Both palaces were built by Colonel Kirkpatrick, the late minister at the Nizam's court.
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You see, there were two fellows put up: Kirkpatrick and Lincoln.
Lincoln Day Entertainments|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Kirkpatrick

Kirkpatrick

/ (kɜːkˈpætrɪk) /

noun

Mount Kirkpatrick a mountain in Antarctica, in S Victoria Land in the Queen Alexandra Range. Height: 4528 m (14 856 ft)

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