Lubbock

American  

[luhb-uhk] / ˈlʌb ək /

noun

1. Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury, 1834–1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman.

2. a city in NW Texas.

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Lubbock British  

/ ˈlʌbək /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas: cotton market. Pop: 206 481 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

In one case earlier this year, an undocumented Central American couple with their 4-year-old son in the backseat was pulled over by a police officer in Lubbock over an issue with their vehicle’s license plate.

From Salon

For one exercise in Lubbock, players were required to report to a swimming pool at 5 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2020, at the museum’s intersection of 18th Street and Crickets, the city of Lubbock installed what no one foresaw would be a controversial feature.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Tom Lubbock, from pollsters JL Partners, thinks focussing on Reform UK is "extremely smart politics".

From BBC

A local Lubbock news outlet reported on a large drugstore where vitamin A supplements and cod liver oil, which contains high levels of vitamin A, were “flying off the shelf.”

From Salon