Lucas

[ loo-kuhs ]

/ ˈlu kəs /

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noun

George, born 1944, U.S. film director.

a male given name, form of Luke.

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Words nearby Lucas

Lubumbashi, Lubyanka, Lucan, Lucania, lucarne, Lucas, Lucas van Leyden, Lucca, luce, lucency, lucent

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How to use Lucas in a sentence

“Kids are there already,” says Lucas, who wrote a newspaper column in 2018-2019 called “Poetry For People Who Hate Poetry.”
Why kids need poetry in their lives, and how to spark their interest in it|Jason Basa Nemec|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
Last week, Cassius the ape was trying to solve Lucas’ Tower puzzle with three disks, all of which start on the same pole.
Can You Cross Like A Boss?|Zach Wissner-Gross|February 12, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Prowse met Lucas at Twentieth Century Fox’s offices in London in the summer of 1976.
David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader, dies at 85|Louie Estrada|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
Lucas was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Southern California.
Power couple working to elect Biden|Peter Rosenstein|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade

There is more to Lucas besides supporting Democrats around the country.
Power couple working to elect Biden|Peter Rosenstein|August 20, 2020|Washington Blade
Lucas answered immediately when asked why he wanted to join the NYPD.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lucas said that he himself nonetheless hopes to become a cop.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It made the rounds online awhile back that George Lucas had approached you to direct Return of the Jedi.
David Lynch on Transcendental Meditation, ‘Twin Peaks,’ and Collaborating With Kanye West|Marlow Stern|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I made a decision similar to what George Lucas did when he decided he was going to stay in the Star Wars universe for a long time.
James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss|Andrew Romano|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a certain report of meetings with the wife of Lucas de Vergara, auditor of Terrenate.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Some eager men were for addressing the King to turn Lucas out of office.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Mr. Lucas has been, and gone, and there is not much beyond the decencies of ordinary sentiment to be got from him.
A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
I can also discern that even in a more emotional person than Mr. Lucas, Uncle Henry was not likely to inspire strong attachment.
A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
In the matter of births, Jenny Lucas has had twins not a week ago.
My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for Lucas

Lucas

/ (ˈluːkəs) /

noun

George. born 1944, US film director, producer, and writer of screenplays. Films include American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and its prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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