Nicklaus

[ nik-luhs ]

/ ˈnɪk ləs /

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noun

Jack (William), born 1940, U.S. golfer.

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How to use Nicklaus in a sentence

Only Ben Hogan is better, which means Spieth has been better on this course than Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Can Jordan Spieth Continue His Comeback At The Masters?|Geoff Foster|April 7, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Seventy-two entries, including 47 of the top 50 players in the world, played a course co-designed by Nicklaus and Jacklin on big, howling greens such as the one on No.
As PGA Tour players forge ahead in Florida, Tiger Woods casts a long shadow from California|Chuck Culpepper|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Nicklaus won his last Masters at 46, but he also tied for sixth in 1998, when he was 58.
At the Masters, Tiger Woods walks in two worlds: Yarn-spinning legend and defending champ|Barry Svrluga|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
Part of the appeal of Nicklaus and Palmer long after their primes had passed was their ability to tell the tales of times gone by.
At the Masters, Tiger Woods walks in two worlds: Yarn-spinning legend and defending champ|Barry Svrluga|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

The House recently passed for the second time authorization to honor golfer Jack Nicklaus; the Senate has yet to act.
Obama’s Civil Rights Snub?|Eleanor Clift|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Jones said to Nicklaus on another Sunday like this, he plays a game with which we are not familiar.
The Silly Conservative War on Stephen Colbert|Kevin Bleyer|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nicklaus fidgeted, for the graphic particularity of Pippo almost led him to believe the augury might be true.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper
A cry from Nicklaus Wagner announced that the spirit of avarice was still active as ever in his bosom.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper
All this time Nicklaus was nothing loth to show his papers, which were quite in rule.
The Headsman|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Nicklaus

Nicklaus

/ (ˈnɪklaʊs) /

noun

Jack. born 1940, US golfer: winner of a record eighteen major championships (1962–86), comprising a record six in the US Masters, five in the USPGA, four in the US Open, and three in the British Open

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