Wilbur
Americannoun
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Richard, 1921–2017, U.S. poet: U.S. poet laureate 1987–88.
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Also Wilber. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “wild boar.”
Example Sentences
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Despite cinema’s extensive library of cheerful animal heroes, led by “Babe” and Wilbur of “Charlotte’s Web,” the titular premise of “The Sheep Detectives” apparently strikes many people as bizarre.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Greasy, salty, chewy and—as Richard Wilbur wrote of the potato—“beautiful only to hunger,” they simply taste good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Wilbur Ross: I think what’s happening is he’s fine-tuning the broad brush that he had used in the beginning and is starting to deal with the logical exceptions that should be made.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025
Wilbur Ross, an investment banker who served as Commerce Secretary during Trump’s first term, indicated that he was unnerved by the magnitude of the planned tariff hike.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
“That’s a mercy,” replied Wilbur, and he lay down in the shade of his fence and went fast asleep.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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