Lancelot
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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On Gawain’s deathbed he realizes what is at stake and writes to Lancelot to “make no tarrying” and come to Arthur’s rescue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Genovese allegedly stole a 2 1/2-year-old orange tabby cat named Lancelot from a resident in Ventura, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
In the immortal words of English zoologist Lancelot Alexander Borradaile, who coined the term, carcinization is “one of the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab.”
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024
With determination and talent, Donica still hasn’t slowed down, earning his first Tony Award nomination for playing the hunky, gallant knight Sir Lancelot in a gorgeous Lincoln Center Theater revival of the classic musical “Camelot.”
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023
When Lancelot saw her waiting for him at the table, with Arthur beside her, the heart-sack broke in his wame, and the love inside it ran about his veins.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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