Used in a Sentence

timothy

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

Editorial note

Ex: Timothy 2:12 is just not quoted that much anymore, but it used to be tossed around quite frequently.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

noun

Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.

noun

A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for timothy.

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

noun

Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.

noun

A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.

noun

An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States; named for early postmaster Timothy Stephens.

Example sentences

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Ex: Timothy 2:12 is just not quoted that much anymore, but it used to be tossed around quite frequently.

2

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

3

But excepting Timothy Leary, or a few others, relating these transformations to others who haven't had a similar experience is boring.

4

Basically it's the same thing that rubs me the wrong way with Timothy Ferriss -- sometimes there's useful stuff in there.

5

There's an excellent book by Timothy Leary he wrote right before he died about cyber culture and LSD; makes the same point.

6

I believe this was started originally by Terence Tao and maybe Timothy Gowers, though I don't think it's actively maintained anymore.

7

In Apple’s last two earnings calls, Timothy D.

8

See Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands, 2010 for definitions.

9

The Wikipedia page lists all the usual greatest hits: Lockerbie, Timothy McVeigh, 9/11, London, Madrid.

10

To use my own name as an example, there are an impressive number of Timothy Wiseman's out there, at least two far more famous than I.

11

On a side note, I read a fantastic book that answered a ton of my questions - it is called The Reason For God by Timothy Keller.

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The cops don't always have evil intent in doing so; consider that Timothy McVeigh was pulled over for expired registration a few days ago after he bombed the Oklahoma City Federal Building.

Quote examples

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In the rare cases where this dodge becomes impossible to pull off (e.g., the Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVeigh), the attack will be described as an act of "domestic" terrorism, thereby preserving the clear ethnic subtext that is carried by the unmodified term.

Proper noun examples

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Timothy Leary was my hero, and I wept the day he died.

2

Timothy Gowers wrote Is the Tricki dead?

3

Timothy Leary went and ordered 10 grams (which is 100,000 x 100ug doses), but apparently Princeton(?) didn't back him up or there was some importing issue, and by that time Sandoz started getting suspicious and stopped sending out samples.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use timothy in a sentence?

Ex: Timothy 2:12 is just not quoted that much anymore, but it used to be tossed around quite frequently.

What does timothy mean?

A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

What part of speech is timothy?

timothy is commonly used as noun.