Locke
Americannoun
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Alain LeRoy 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
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David Ross Petroleum V. Nasby, 1833–88, U.S. humorist and journalist.
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John, 1632–1704, English philosopher.
noun
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John. 1632–1704, English philosopher, who discussed the concept of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). He influenced political thought, esp in France and America, with his Two Treatises on Government (1690), in which he sanctioned the right to revolt
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Matthew. ?1630–77, English composer, esp of works for the stage
Example Sentences
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With his “X-Men” casting, Connor would join his fellow “Heartstopper” and “Heartstopper Forever” star Joe Locke in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Texas churches also spoke out against inequality during the Gilded Age — a late 19th-century period of rapid industrial growth that produced extreme wealth inequality, Locke said.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Joseph Locke, a professor of Texas and American religious history at the University of North Texas, said he was not surprised that Texans were making religious arguments against data centers.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Fittingly, the last scene Connor and Locke filmed as Nick and Charlie was the anniversary scene in the park where there is a fallen tree with the letters “N+C” carved into the trunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“There will be a gathering later,” Locke continues.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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