Gault
1 Britishnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gault
C16: of obscure origin
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
George Carlin fans have expressed disgust with the content itself, too: Vice’s Matthew Gault, a self-described longtime fan of the comic, described the special as “worse than you could possibly imagine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Graham Gault, from the National Association of Headteachers, said hundreds of pupils could not attend school on Friday as a result of the strike.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023
Robert Gault, 63, who depends on a $1,900 monthly Social Security disability payment, says an economic default “would make life so real awfully hard on me.”
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023
Guterl’s students analyze a photograph of Gault taken when she was about their age, a first-year student at an all-white university.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Mr. Gault, whose sheep flock we took over when he disappeared two winters ago, only tried to disappear.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.