Tristram
Americannoun
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one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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“There was a frankness in my Uncle Toby,” says Tristram, “which let you at once into his soul.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Tristram Stuart, the historian and activist who co-founded the Gleaning Network in 2011, of which Gleaning Cornwall is a part, envisioned the practice as a way to challenge British food waste at its source.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
Tristram Hunt, the V&A’s director, said the museum hoped that the new display will build on and follow the successes of previous blockbuster fashion exhibitions featuring Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
New documents, seen by BBC Wales, show the captain of a second supply ship, the Sir Tristram, had warned they were "fully exposed for enemy air attack".
From BBC • May 14, 2023
Tristram had done no good to it in Cornwall.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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