Kleiber
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His hands rise and fall with the majesty of Carlos Kleiber, but to a hopped-up beat commanded by conga drums.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2019
“I had always known there was something off about him. But he wasn’t always a ‘psychopath,’” a longtime friend, Courtney Kleiber, posted on Facebook on Sunday.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2017
“I had always known there was something off about him. But he wasn’t always a ‘psychopath’,” a longtime friend, Courtney Kleiber, posted on Facebook on Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2017
“Much later” turns out to mean age 13, when he heard Carlos Kleiber conduct “Otello” in a live broadcast from La Scala, in Milan, and was hooked.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2016
It is calculated by Dr. Kleiber of St. Petersburgh that 4250 lbs. of meteoric dust fall on the earth every hour—that is, 59 tons a day, and more than 11,435 tons a year.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
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