Emmett
Americannoun
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Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, was named interim CEO for a few days before she was replaced by tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The suspected shooter's mother, 39-year-old Jennifer Jacobs, who was also known as Jennifer Strang, and stepbrother, 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs were also killed, police confirmed.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The Cold War simmered, Emmett Till had been murdered less than a year earlier and in Montgomery, Ala., a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. was challenging Jim Crow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
His father, Emmett, played football at Notre Dame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
Emmett asks, looking to Axel with a hopeful smile.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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