Estes

[ es-teez, -tis ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Example Sentences

A clip of a Texan Trump supporter named Gary Estes has gone viral after he purchased a Taylor Swift-autographed guitar for $4,000 at a local charity event auction and then performatively destroyed it with a hammer in front of everyone, as a "joke."

From Salon

That being said, there was most definitely an underlying political message to Estes' actions at the auction that day.

From Salon

Although his actions conveyed a strong message, Estes later told NBC News that he has no grudges against Swift personally, saying, "There was nothing malicious or anything about it. It was just a joke at an auction that we had to raise money for kids, right? And that's all it was. There was nothing mean about it, nothing bad about it. It was just a joke that they were making up on the stage, and we just followed through with a joke."

From Salon

“The American dream is a powerful attraction for destitute and desperate people across the globe, and where there is need, there is greed from those who will attempt to exploit,” Acting US Attorney David Estes said in a press release at the time.

From BBC

Sen. Estes Kefauver challenged him in the New Hampshire primary that March and won—with 55 percent of the vote, over Truman’s 44.

From Slate