Lancelot
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Filmmaker Lancelot Imasuen - who gave Ekubo his first film role - described his passing as "devastating and unbelievable", Nigeria's Vanguard news site reports.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He drags Arthur into a war against Lancelot that fatally weakens the kingdom and allows Mordred to usurp the throne.
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
When Lancelot woke, he did not know where he was.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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