Matt
noun
a male given name, form of Matthew.
Matt
1 American
[mat]
/ mæt /
noun
Matt.
2
American
abbreviation
Bible.
Matt.
1
British
abbreviation
matt
2
British
/ mæt /
adjective
Example Sentences
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“There’s certainly an apprehension to asking for some sort of unreasonable payment ahead of surgery,” said Matt Szaflarski, a vice president at Kodiak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The program will also feature stories with CBS News correspondents outside of the core group at “60 Minutes,” such as Seth Doane and Matt Gutman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Matt Jarrett, joint commercial manager for the club, said they "never expected a totally different band, who weren't on the shirt to end up wearing it on stage".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Sometimes you just kind of have to power through the clamminess and the shakes and the racing heart,” said Matt Schulz, the chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, who wrote a book on the topic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mary Anne twisted the ear, Ben pushed off from the headboard, Karen grunted at the legs, and Matt had his head under his father’s buttocks shouting “Simba Barracuda.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
“Everybody loves Matt the person. Every teammate loves Matt. … He’s probably one of the most popular players in our organization among his teammates and staff members.”
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
"He had a presence about him that he would just deal with things. People were never scared of Matt. You were always in awe of him."
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2021
Added Johnson: “I have a lot of respect for Matt. I played him many times at St. John Bosco.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
“They had a lot of the eyes on them today, especially Matt. He was dishing the ball a lot,” Rotanz said.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2017
“It’s a real cool guy, Matt. Why don’t you just tell her you’re sorry, Matt. Or she’ll mope around for days.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Holcim this week bought a fiberglass matt facility in the United States to bolster it roofing business, as well as 13 sand and aggregate quarries in the Denver, Phoenix and Colorado Springs regions.
From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2023
As one user wrote, "Seeing the genuine joy about matt lucas leaving bake off everywhere i look…we really are a community."
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
"People are buying matt paint for bathrooms and it's running down the walls the minute the shower goes on," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2020
“When the mouth is matt, the face just seems more radiant by default,” according to Givenchy make-up ambassador Neil Young.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
That’s when I saw a matt square on the scratched rink, and on it went.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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