Lloyd

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/ lɔɪd /

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noun

Welsh Legend. Llwyd.

Harold (Clay·ton)

[kleyt-n], /ˈkleɪt n/, 1894–1971, U.S. actor.

(John) Sel·wyn (Brooke)

[sel-win], /ˈsɛl wɪn/, 1904–78, British statesman.

a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”

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Words nearby Lloyd

Llewelyn II, Lleyn Peninsula, L-line, LLL, LL.M., Lloyd, Lloyd George, Lloyd George, David, Lloyd's, Lloyd's Register, Lloyd Webber

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How to use Lloyd in a sentence

Asked about the Fairfax school system’s response to the incident at Longfellow, spokeswoman Lloyd pointed to a statement the district published in response to the Georgia massacre.
Asian student verbally harassed, spat at outside Fairfax middle school|Hannah Natanson, Justin Jouvenal|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
After hitting the left post, Lloyd got into the scoring act by making a near-post run and redirecting Mewis’s cross.
USWNT flexes muscle, routs Argentina to win SheBelieves Cup, 6-0|Steven Goff|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
“It gives them an opportunity to get content that they wouldn’t be producing on their own,” said Lloyd.
‘We’ve barely scratched the surface’: How publishers are thinking about affiliate commerce in 2021|Kayleigh Barber|February 23, 2021|Digiday
Lindsey Horan crossed to the back side, where Lloyd nodded the ball into the six-yard box for Mewis’s easy header.
U.S. women’s national team displays young and old in 4-0 rout of Colombia|Steven Goff|January 19, 2021|Washington Post

Typically, smaller measures, like social distancing, get implemented first, and the big drop happens when a lockdown is introduced, Lloyd says.
Lockdowns may have averted 531 million coronavirus infections|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 9, 2020|Science News
Lloyd Doggett from Texas was from Texas, which was its own country.
Southern Dems Won’t Rise Again|Ben Jacobs|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lobbyist Lloyd Hand, a former aide to Lyndon Johnson, flitted from conversation to conversation.
Kissy-Face The Nation: Washington’s Power Elite Smooch Bob Schieffer|Lloyd Grove|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michael Bloomberg, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon—with a little Clint Eastwood on the side.
Inside New York’s Most Powerful Diner|Tom Teodorczuk|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the wrangling continued, Lloyd and Postol grew to rely on their new colleague, Susli.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the August 21 attacks in Syria, Postol and Lloyd decided to launch an investigation into what happened there.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After entering the great primeval forest Mr. Lloyd went west for five days without the sight of a Pygmy.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Lloyd and I were going bedward, it was late with a bright moon—ah, poor dog, you know no such moons as these!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Lloyd and I grew grey over the monthly returns; but every damned month, there is a new extra.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Fanny, Lloyd and I saddled and rode off with a lantern; it was a fine starry night, though pretty cold.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I rode up here, wrote my letter in the sweat of the concordance and with the able-bodied help of Lloyd—and dined.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for Lloyd

Lloyd

/ (lɔɪd) /

noun

Clive (Hubert). born 1944, West Indian (Guyanese) cricketer; played in 110 tests (1966–84), scoring 7,515 runs; captained the West Indies in 74 tests and to two World Cup wins (1975, 1979)

Harold (Clayton). 1893–1971, US comic film actor

Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer

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