Roy
1 Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Maggie’s father had recently passed, and she and her little sister, Virginia, were temporarily living with their aunt Mabel and uncle Roy in Michigan while her mom finished nursing school back in Oklahoma.
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She had been grateful Aunt Mabel and Uncle Roy followed them back to Oklahoma.
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To put that into context, Roy Hodgson's first 11 matches came within the 169 days following his appointment.
From BBC
Stewart’s wild, shivering vibrato sliced through layers of fiddle and pedal steel, eventually grabbing the attention of Nashville bigwigs, including Roy Dea, a Texas-born record producer who would become one of Stewart’s loyal supporters.
Luis Suarez starred in the Group D encounter, helping Uruguay to a 2-1 win which, after other results went against England, essentially knocked Roy Hodgson's side out of the tournament.
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