Used in a Sentence

carl

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for carl.

Editorial note

The founder Carl Pei has made commitments to improve support however the progress has fallen short on promises.

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Quick take

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of carl gathered in one view.

noun

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

noun

(informal) A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for carl.

noun

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

noun

(informal) A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.

Example sentences

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The founder Carl Pei has made commitments to improve support however the progress has fallen short on promises.

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An amazing song and science mash-up featuring Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye.

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The contents of this record were selected by a committee that included Timothy Ferris and was chaired by Carl Sagan.

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Fun fact: Carl Sagan was in charge of the committee that selected these sounds.

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I've met Carl Perry several times at a couple of OpenStack summits and mid-cycle operator's meetups.

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Sorry - the pi thing was reference to Carl Sagan's Contact.

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I just started working on a project to continue the work of Carl Munck.

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This is not Carl Marx's communism but a different sort of post-scarcity capitalism where automation makes resources cheap enough that the cost of them loses importance.

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To paraphrase Carl Sagan, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

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It would certainly give guys like Carl Icahn pause.

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I think the biggest voice to say there is a debt problem, at least in high yield and junk bonds, is Carl Icahn.

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I don't remember what our topic was, but all I remember was Carl completely derailing any kind of discussion we had in the room.

Quote examples

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Carl Sagan once said: "If you want an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe".

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The article only briefly mentions Carl Sagan and how he coined the name, "Pale Blue Dot".

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If you haven't read or listened to where this came from in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos", it is a very beautiful and poignant reflection on humanity.

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It's "Under the direction of Carl Miller, former United States National, Olympic, and World Weightlifting Coach", and one of the men in the first salsa class I went to, back in around 2000, was an amateur weightlifter.

Proper noun examples

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Carl Sagan's invisible dragon is a good and poignant example of such a construction.

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Carl Sagan was not known to be super optimistic.

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Clément Bœsch, James Almer Carl, Eugen Hoyos,...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use carl in a sentence?

The founder Carl Pei has made commitments to improve support however the progress has fallen short on promises.

What does carl mean?

A rude, rustic man; a churl.

What part of speech is carl?

carl is commonly used as noun.