Used in a Sentence

earl

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

Editorial note

Take Earl Grey: the tea is Chinese and the Bergamot Italian.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The title of an earl.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The title of an earl.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.

noun

A female given name.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for earl.

noun

The title of an earl.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.

noun

A female given name.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Example sentences

1

Take Earl Grey: the tea is Chinese and the Bergamot Italian.

2

For when you want to take some really big next steps up past nearly everyone else in mathematics: Earl A.

3

I like Earl Grey tea, but I don't watch Star Trek, so it didn't even occur to me.

4

I had actually noticed that I didn't feel great after drinking earl grey without milk, but never realized why.

5

Made correctly, earl grey (really any black tea) needs some milk fat to neutralize the tannic acid or it could turn your stomach.

6

The late Earl Nightingale had an excellent article on the subject of problem solving; which a refer to a couple of times a year.

7

I typed 'earl grey language' and the first three results refer to this, the HN article is in fifth position.

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As someone who currently uses LiveScript professionally, I look forward to trying out Earl Grey.

9

If we write a Webpack Hot-Module-Replacement plugin for it, the natural name would be earl-grey-hot.

10

I've just started working on a statistical approach to generate banjo arrangements in the style of Earl Scruggs, father of bluegrass banjo.

11

Am I the only one childish enough to ask for the language to be called Earl Grey Hot in honor of Star Trek?

12

What's more, had the Earl of Elgin not removed them, they might have bee destroyed along with so much else a few years later during the Greek Revolution.

Quote examples

1

From the replies, it's clear the "one should never put tea in Earl Grey" meme isn't as widespread as I thought.

2

If you're upset about it, that's fine, if you're upset but not upset enough to fix it, that is also fine, but don't act as if the problem is "not enough sarcasm from earl".

3

Correction: It was Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed [1], not Chief Justice Earl Warren [2], who "expressed concern that if the Court's power became too widespread, America would have, instead of democracy, kritarchy".

Proper noun examples

1

Earl Grey is not even the default option in Britain...

2

Earl demonstrating a pretty interesting way of learning code.

3

Lavend-Earl is on our popular blends page.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use earl in a sentence?

Take Earl Grey: the tea is Chinese and the Bergamot Italian.

What does earl mean?

The title of an earl.

What part of speech is earl?

earl is commonly used as noun.