Lamar
Americannoun
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Joseph R., 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus 1825–93, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1888–93.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Antonio Lamar Bland, 36, received a 199-month sentence and was ordered to pay $17,829 in restitution, the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Luciano had a singular style calling a strike, a twisting motion evocative of the football quarterback Lamar Jackson hurling a contorted cross-body pass to a receiver at the sidelines.
The nod for Vandross follows Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s win for record of the year at this month’s Grammy Awards with “Luther,” their chart-topping duet that prominently samples Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s 1982 track “If This World Were Mine.”
From Los Angeles Times
Dozens of armed government agents swarmed the offices of shrimp producer Grupo Lamar, a family owned business that had emerged as one of Venezuela’s largest exporters after the collapse of the oil industry.
Venezuelan officials fired top managers at Grupo Lamar and took control of operations.
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