Roy
1 Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“When you hear of pediatric fatalities, you don’t hear of healthy 13-year-old boys,” Roy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
After taking a suggestion from the audience, Jordan Black and Roy Jenkins begin an improvised scene in which they are playing two exterminators whose jobs are their identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Left-back Roy Revivo signed for Spanish club Elche on transfer deadline day this month from Maccabi Tel Aviv, while Twente defender Stav Lemkin, also 23, is also highly rated.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A couple years before Pinterest delivered this revelation to me, chef Roy Choi gave me another version of the same permission — only a little less polite.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
“What we couldn’t help doing,” Roy Baty grunted.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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