Hoyle
Americannoun
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Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
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Sir Fred, 1915–2001, British astronomer, mathematician, and educator.
idioms
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hoyle
after Edmond Hoyle (1672–1769), English authority on games, its compiler
Example Sentences
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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle later confirmed he had passed information to the Metropolitan Police suggesting Lord Mandelson could be a flight risk.
From BBC
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Wednesday confirmed he had passed on information to the force suggesting Lord Mandelson could be a flight risk.
From BBC
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he passed on information on Lord Mandelson to the police, appearing to confirm reports he told the Metropolitan Police the peer was a flight risk.
From BBC
Rhiannon Hoyle is a reporter for the The Wall Street Journal in Australia, where she mostly writes about mining and commodities.
Mr Hoyles' windswept grove is one of the world's most northerly commercial olive farms.
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