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Lyman

[ lahy-muhn ]

/ ˈlaɪ mən /

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noun

a male given name.

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Words nearby Lyman

lying down, lying-in, lyke-wake, Lyle, Lyly, Lyman, Lyme arthritis, Lyme disease, lyme grass, lyme-hound, Lyme Regis

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Example sentences from the Web for Lyman

Lyman admitted that his friends were skeptical about his motives but he denied suggestions that this was an elaborate ruse.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lyman, a competitive swimmer, is coming to the end of his final year at high school.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meet Phin Lyman—the British boarding school student urging his fellow teens to wait for true love before getting down to it.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, every major media outlet in the U.K. is working hard to make Lyman a purer-than-pure star.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His friends have suggested to Lyman that he is missing out on an awful lot of fun.
Brits Celebrate Phin Lyman, The Boy Virgin Who Says He’ll Wait for Love|Nico Hines|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She stepped into the carriage, and told the man to go find a directory and look for Lewis Lyman Lockwood.
Gallegher and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
No, not natural for John Lyman, whose children feared far more than they loved him.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle|Anonymous
Then Grandmother Lyman, with a sense of exquisite comfort, sank into the nice, new arm-chair close to the window.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle|Anonymous
Many received their testimony, and my mother and Lyman R. Shearman, a brother-in-law, were the first to be baptized.
Early Scenes in Church History|Various
Four children have been born to Professor and Mrs. Lyman, two sons and two daughters.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman

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