Malik

[ mah-lik, mal-ik ]

noun

1. Adam, 1917–84, Indonesian politician and diplomat.
2. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “king.”

Example Sentences

Now 28 and based in Los Angeles, Malik’s upbringing not only features in his material but also contributed to how he discovered his love for comedy in the first place.

From Ozy

Rarely allowed to listen to music as a child, “I was able to download comedy albums instead, and I would obsessively listen,” Malik tells OZY, citing legends like Russell Peters, Dane Cook and Gabriel Iglesias as inspiration.

From Ozy

Malik warmed up the crowd with a bevy of jokes mostly at the audience’s expense.

From Ozy

Then, stepping up to the mic in between performances, Malik, who’s been in comedy for just three years, maintained the crowd’s energy even as the show crept into the early hours and some patrons ducked out to head for bed.

From Ozy

To punctuate the total internality of the RMA approach, Malik notes that the robot uses no visual input whatsoever.

From TechCrunch

Malik responded through the bullhorn, calling for the immediate indictment of Darren Wilson, the cop who shot and killed Brown.

From The Daily Beast

Malik [Bendjelloul] made a lot of Searching for Sugar Man on his phone.

From The Daily Beast

We had seen some footage that Malik had shot and that was good enough for us.

From The Daily Beast

The thing about Malik is he seemed quite comfortable with it, to take it all in his stride.

From The Daily Beast

As it always was with Malik, it was a huge pleasure to see him that day—just seeing his smiling face and spending time with him.

From The Daily Beast

Will fortune ever, O daughter of Malik, ever bless me with thy embrace?

From Project Gutenberg

At daybreak the demon of avarice had conducted Hajm, the covetous, to the durbar of Abdal-Malik, the generous.

From Project Gutenberg

But they began to suffer severely from the marauding attacks of Bani Hawazin under Malik.

From Project Gutenberg

Hishamee has only so much that Mohammad made Malik chief of those who were converted from the tribe.

From Project Gutenberg

Moslim, in his collection, has also 'Malik,' and in one place the sentence is not given at all.

From Project Gutenberg