Nye

American

[nahy] / naɪ /

noun

Edgar Wilson Bill Nye, 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
a male given name, form of Aneurin.

nye British

/ naɪ /

noun

Also called: nide. eye. a flock of pheasants

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Etymology

Origin of nye

C15: from Old French ni, from Latin nīdus nest

Example Sentences

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Three men have each been sentenced to 200 hours of community service for harassing BBC journalist Catrin Nye, who presented the podcast series and documentary, A Very British Cult.

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Kristofer Deichler, 47, Jatinder Kamra, 46 and Sukhraj Singh, 39, were also given a restraining order banning them from contacting or approaching Nye or her partner for 10 years.

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All three are members of Lighthouse, which was investigated for the 2023 documentary and podcast fronted by Nye.

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Judge Holdham at Stratford Magistrates Court heard how the men held demonstrations outside the BBC and on three occasions turned up to Nye's home, claiming to be delivering a Bible and a letter.

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In her verdict, Judge Holdham said she did not believe the men's visits to Nye's home had really been manifesting their religious beliefs because despite their repeated returns they had not actually left the Bible.

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