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Wilmot

[ wil-muht ]

/ ˈwɪl mət /

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noun

David, 1814–68, U.S. politician and jurist: congressman 1845–51; senator 1861–63.

John. Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of.

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How to use Wilmot in a sentence

“The nature of the burlesque scene in London is as diverse as burlesque itself,” said Howard Wilmot, creator of Boylexe/Burlexe.
Inside London's Underground Burlesque and Fetish Scene|Liza Foreman|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I thought Mr. Wilmot would think great things of it—it was all wrong and self-satisfied.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Ethel departed on her father's coming in to ask Margaret if she would like to have a visit from Mr. Wilmot.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Oh, Flora, see here, what a famous parcel of books Mr. Wilmot has sent us to choose from.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge

Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot said their words of counsel and encouragement, and, by five o'clock, all was over.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
An attempt was subsequently made by Sir Eardley Wilmot to obtain a resolution from the house in favour of immediate abolition.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan