Witt

[ vit for 1; wit for 2 ]

/ vɪt for 1; wɪt for 2 /

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noun

Ka·ta·ri·na

[kat-uh-ree-nuh], /ˌkæt əˈri nə/, born 1965, German figure skater.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Witt

witness-box, witness corner, witness stand, wits, Witsie, Witt, Witte, witted, Wittekind, Wittenberg, witter

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How to use Witt in a sentence

Witt points out other “neutral” cases where beneficiary data could be valuable to unrelated private sector entities in ways that do not work against the interests of the drivers.
Rebalancing the data economy: Startups for a restart|Francesca Fanshawe|July 1, 2021|MIT Technology Review
By finding more ancient fossils and studying more DNA, Witt says, “I think we’ll get a better picture of exactly how people migrated and exactly when dogs came through.”
An ancient dog fossil helps trace humans’ path into the Americas|Anushree Dave|March 1, 2021|Science News
Witt hopes for a Florida win, but apart from that, his expectations are low because the game known as the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party must heed to a raging pandemic.
The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party has met a sobering reality: A pandemic|Emily Giambalvo|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
The Daily Beast's Foreign Editor was profiled on MSNBC's 'Weekends with Alex Witt.'
Christopher Dickey on Matters Foreign and Domestic|Christopher Dickey|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Katarina Witt winning back-to-back Gold medals in 1984 and 1988.
The Good, the Bad, and the Pink Eye|Brett Singer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Would she shrink from firing at a Serb setting off an artillery piece if he had eyebrows like Katarina Witt?
5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library|Jake Tapper|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Emily Witt on how he writes like we speak and text and drift.
The Gpistolary Novel: Tao Lin’s ‘Taipei’|Emily Witt|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Executive producer Michelle Raimo Kouyate and co-executive producer Renee Witt explain why they had to get the film made.
Silver Linings Playbook’s Silver Lining–Honest Talk About Mental Illness|Michelle Raimo Kouyate, Renee Witt|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Deuceace went off the feald, back came De l'Orge to her feet, not a witt less tender than befor.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
Mr. De Witt spoke with entire disregard of the fact that Mrs. Halliday appeared to be slumbering tranquilly.
A Bookful of Girls|Anna Fuller
John de Witt had already resigned the office of Grand Pensionary.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
This packet contained the correspondence of John de Witt and M. de Louvois.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
It was he who had reported to the magistrate the visit of De Witt and the placing of the packet in a cabinet.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

British Dictionary definitions for Witt

Witt

/ (wɪt) /

noun

See de Witt

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