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Lionel [lahy-uh-nl] Examples noun
- a male given name, form of Leon.
Examples from the Web for lionel Contemporary Examples of lionel
And the geek, Lionel (Tyler James Williams), is a closeted gay who finds himself alienated by blacks and whites.
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Marlow Stern
October 30, 2014
It was nice to write Lionel Asbo because it was very much in the present.
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Ronald K. Fried
October 9, 2014
Journey, Billy Joel, and Lionel Ritchie are better than you think.
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May 31, 2014
Lionel Trilling routinely hailed Hemingway and Faulkner, F.R. Leavis venerated D.H. Lawrence.
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Malcolm Forbes
November 29, 2013
Lionel Trilling was the first Jew who had ever been made a member of the English faculty at Columbia.
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Gregory Curtis
June 12, 2013
Historical Examples of lionel
The tale that Lionel told made blame impossible, at least from Oliver.
Raphael Sabatini
Lionel lurched in, closed the door, and shot home one of its bolts.
Raphael Sabatini
When he was gone, Lionel sat him down to dine, with Nick to wait on him.
Raphael Sabatini
There Lionel dropped to the chair that Sir Oliver had lately occupied.
Raphael Sabatini
In a flash Lionel bethought him of the proper place for this.
Raphael Sabatini
Word Origin and History for lionel Lionel
masc. proper name, from French, literally “young lion” (see lion).