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payton

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

Editorial note

I don't know how anyone can look at, for example, Payton Gendron's manifesto and say it's ironic.

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Quick take

A unisex given name:

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A unisex given name:

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for payton.

noun

A unisex given name:

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

Example sentences

1

I don't know how anyone can look at, for example, Payton Gendron's manifesto and say it's ironic.

2

Walter Payton Won the NFL Man of the Year Award in 1977.

3

The Walter Payton case is kind of analogous to the Dijkstra one.

4

The Sonics don't have any beloved players still in the league, but Gary Payton outspokenly refused to have his number retired by the Thunder.

5

I watched an excellent interview with Khary Payton where my ideas on surveillance really changed.

6

The accused, identified as 18-year-old Payton S.

7

A few months later my roommate Payton Whitaker (RIP) made fun of me for using elvis, so I switched to vim, and I've been using it ever since, on probably half a dozen operating systems.

8

It is worth having a discussion about the biases that creep into recommendation algorithms because they're quite real and we've created a pipeline for radicalizing people sometimes into violence (eg Alexandre Bissonnette, Scott Roeder [2], Payton Gendron [3]).

9

His contemporary broadcasters, like Cosell & Meredith, had no idea how to break down a nickel defense or the ability to point out the key block that opened a hole for Walter Payton or gave Troy Aikman an extra second in the pocket to find a receiver deep.

10

> Authorities investigating if retired federal agent knew of Buffalo mass shooting plans in advance > Authorities believe the former agent – believed to be from Texas – was one of at least six individuals who regularly communicated with accused gunman Payton Gendron in an online chat room where racist hatred was discussed, the two officials said.

Quote examples

1

Well, yeah, but as Sweetness (Walter Payton) himself said: “When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone.

2

> the death of Payton Isabella Leutner she's alive, so "attempted murder" would be more appropriate.

Proper noun examples

1

Payton, my older dog, was lying dead in a pool of his own blood on the other side of the living room.

2

Payton believes the hacker just wants to do the right thing.

3

A single individual, Bret Payton, shut it down.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use payton in a sentence?

I don't know how anyone can look at, for example, Payton Gendron's manifesto and say it's ironic.

What does payton mean?

A unisex given name:

What part of speech is payton?

payton is commonly used as noun.