Lamar

[ luh-mahr ]

/ ləˈmɑr /

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noun

Joseph R., 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.

Lucius Quin·tus Cin·cin·nat·us

[kwin-tuhs -sin-suh-nat-uhs, -ney-tuhs], /ˈkwɪn təs ˌsɪn səˈnæt əs, -ˈneɪ təs/, 1825–93, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1888–93.

a male given name.

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How to use Lamar in a sentence

To this day, we still have a family saying of “take the picture, Lamar!”
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If Kendrick Lamar is the future of rap, then the future is bright.
Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘The Colbert Report’ with Untitled Track|Charlise Ferguson|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bunker, along with his brothers Herbert and Lamar, started buying silver in 1970, when it was $1.94 an ounce.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could actually picture Lamar Alexander of Tennessee playing that role.
On Border, a Huge Win for the Hard Right|Michael Tomasky|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“This year, you have Ellmers being attacked by Laura Ingraham and primaries against Lindsey Graham and Lamar Alexander,” he said.
This Southern Republican Backed Immigration Reform and Lived to Tell About It|Patricia Murphy|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It stayed at the top for three days, out-pacing tracks by Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent.
When Harry Met Cancer|Itay Hod|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Lawrence was brought before Lamar he asked him what he was doing in this part of the country.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Several months after this Lamar was captured, not by Lawrence, but by an officer who knew the story.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
"Why, Damon, you have been under the tailor's hands," said Lamar.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
"Some person must have told you that as a joke," said Lamar.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
"At the commission house where you carried the letter," said Lamar.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers