Steven
[stee-vuh n]
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for steven
Contemporary Examples
“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Liberals are outraged over the Steven Scalise scandal—but the left has selective amnesia.
"He brought Ray Charles to the mix as an influence on rock & roll," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt once raved.
In the case of Steven Eugene Washington, nothing more than a blank stare made him a target for police bullets.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little GirlsEmily Shire
December 4, 2014
“Not glamorous, but neither is Canadian media,” Steven Kerzner wrote in an email.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say AnythingSoraya Roberts
November 13, 2014
Historical Examples
Steven Meredith has no reason to fear that we will betray him.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian BattlefieldsLieut. Howard Payson
That might be in a month, and it might be six, even Steven could not say.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian BattlefieldsLieut. Howard Payson
"Well, I won't argue the last half of it, Steven," his father told him.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
And the succession could be safeguarded by marrying Steven and Myrna.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
If Steven had all sorts of tricks up his sleeve there was no reason to suppose he must fail.
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Word Origin and History for steven
Steven
masc. proper name, anglicized form of Stephen (q.v.). A top 20 name for boys born in the U.S. between 1949 and 1976; the -ph- form was more popular until 1960s.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with steven
steven
see even-steven.
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