Theobald
Americannoun
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Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
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Also Theobold a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Farmer Peter Theobald and his friend Ken Jiggins found the Range Rover parked on a little-known track and suspected the occupants were poachers.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
In 1902, Roosevelt detested his portrait by French artist Theobald Chartran so much that he hid it in a closet and then had it destroyed.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022
Dancers have such short careers, Theobald added, that she felt compelled to help, not least because the Ukrainians had just lost a chunk of their performing lives to the pandemic.
From New York Times • May 12, 2022
According to ballet dramaturg Christiane Theobald, Russian artists are welcome, as the Staatsballett prides itself on being a melting pot for dancers coming together from all over the world.
From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2022
Theobald cried, 'who has a hand for every man--a heart for himself alone!
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
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