Sylvester

[ sil-ves-ter ]

/ sɪlˈvɛs tər /

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noun

a male given name.

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Words nearby Sylvester

Sylvaner, Sylvania, sylvanite, Sylvanus, sylvatic, Sylvester, Sylvester I, Sylvester II, Sylvia, sylvian, sylvian aqueduct

How to use Sylvester in a sentence

As for whether the company decides to start spending money to acquire more customers, “it comes down to whether or not they see marketing as an expense or an investment,” Sylvester said.
Four years into a subscription strategy, Medium still doesn’t spend money to acquire subscribers|Max Willens|March 30, 2021|Digiday
In February, Sylvester enrolled in an online master’s degree program to study industrial organizational psychology.
A time to splurge or a time to scrape by: Holidays expose widening disparity among U.S. families|Abha Bhattarai|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Attendees this time around included usual suspects such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Barbra Streisand.
Pamela Anderson Is Israel’s No. 1 Fan|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It must be surreal to be working on a movie in the Rocky franchise and have Sylvester Stallone actually be there.
Michael B. Jordan: Playing a Black Superhero in 'Fantastic Four' Is a 'Huge Responsibility'|Kevin Fallon|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Also, who thought it was okay to let Sylvester Stallone end a scene by saying “Ba Bam” and walking out of a room?
I Am The Hague! Sylvester Stallone's 'Expendable' Wet Dream|Amy Zimmerman|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last time I was on, it was myself, Carey Mulligan, DeNiro, and Sylvester Stallone.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even Sylvester, the bishop of Rome, sent two delegates instead of going himself.
Plotting Nicea III Could Be Pope Francis's Masterstroke|Candida Moss|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Sylvester, on the other hand, in all his memory had no thought of himself.
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews
"A wide watch to keep and little to be got by it, I fear," old Sylvester added.
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews
"What do you mean by putting the light out, Mopsey," old Sylvester asked.
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews
Old Sylvester, smiling from one to the other, said, "You are to be married immediately."
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews
"I'm rather old," suggested Sylvester, smiling on the young man.
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews