Lloyd
Americannoun
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Welsh Legend. Llwyd.
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Harold (Clayton) 1894–1971, U.S. actor.
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(John) Selwyn (Brooke) 1904–78, British statesman.
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a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”
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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)
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Harold ( Clayton ). 1893–1971, US comic film actor
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Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer
Example Sentences
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Fresh off his memorable turn as a mental patient in the 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Christopher Lloyd signed with a Hollywood talent agent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mr. Lloyd had long questioned the viability of his career choice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Gehry set out to create an immersive hall that would inspire artists and envelop the audience, said Meaghan Lloyd, his chief of staff and right-hand at his firm, Gehry Partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
British pair Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool advanced in the doubles, beating Russia's Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Me and Lloyd were already upstairs in our room.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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