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thorpe

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

Editorial note

The story behind Claude Shannon and Ed Thorpe gambling (and then using those techniques on Wall Street).

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of many placenames in England:

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

Any of many placenames in England:

noun

A common habitational surname from Old English.

noun

A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thorpe.

noun

Any of many placenames in England:

noun

A common habitational surname from Old English.

noun

A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).

noun

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1550).

Example sentences

1

The story behind Claude Shannon and Ed Thorpe gambling (and then using those techniques on Wall Street).

2

He figured Thorpe might have trouble clearing the company's background check and he says he prepared himself for that.

3

For example if an army was getting a revamp, competitive players would pray Gav Thorpe wasn't in charge of it.

4

Jim Thorpe was stripped of his golds for playing semipro baseball and Jesse Owens had to live off campus at OSU.

5

Lidia thorpe can be good quality but shes like Paymen, and wont be reelected solo.

6

The Stones are still touring, … Ed Thorpe is well into his 90s.

7

For every Preston Thorpe who turns their life around there 100s of others who will just go out and keep endangering lives like this.

8

It looks like a good addition to the Thorpe I've done and the do Carmo and Lee that I am currently working through.

9

Sure, and if we keep going back in time to perhaps the greatest American athlete of all time, Jim Thorpe - he'd handily be beaten by elite high schoolers today.

10

> Preston Thorpe is only 32, but he says he's already landed his dream job as a senior software engineer and bought a modest house with his six-figure salary.

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> Costa says he was also surprised to learn that Thorpe was eligible for remote work while he was in prison.

Quote examples

1

Thorpe, "Beat the Market" where at the end he said that an argument was from measure theory.

2

I wonder why Geoff Thorpe has "QC", which I assume is Quebec, as his country code.

3

That said, have you ever read Thorpe's "beat the dealer"?

4

Edward Thorpe's "Beat The Dealer" was published in 1962.

Proper noun examples

1

And yet Ed Thorpe, from 1969-88, had 227 months where he made money, and 3 where he lost.

2

Thorpe Collection, which had been deposited at the Batavia Public Library in Batavia, Illinois, in 2007 by Barrie H.

3

Case in point is guys like Ed Thorpe, who ran successful hedgefunds for 20yrs with same 20% return every year.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use thorpe in a sentence?

The story behind Claude Shannon and Ed Thorpe gambling (and then using those techniques on Wall Street).

What does thorpe mean?

Any of many placenames in England:

What part of speech is thorpe?

thorpe is commonly used as noun.