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gent

noun

Definition of gent

as in gentleman

an adult male human being ladies and gents

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Recent Examples of gent Glint or none, this gent had to be cracked. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 His Buena Vista Social Club premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the courtly gents from Havana beat out their electrifying rhythms. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026 My favorite Kicks player was a gent from Cambridgeshire named Mike Bailey. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Mother's Day is upon us Yes, ladies and gents, Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 10. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gent

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Noun

Damaging information on Metcalf was also withheld from trial as a result of the gentlemen’s agreement.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

Veradermics announced positive results for its lead candidate, a tablet formulation of minoxidil, in male-pattern hair loss in April.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

That is true about every single person around it, including Carmella’s children, the hot dog man, and the guy in the ice cream truck who only wears Phish T-shirts and bathes on Wednesdays.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The team has invested too much in Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to let either guy walk.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

The underlying and often reiterated vibe is that this dude respects women and works out.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

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