Pitt

[ pit ]

noun

1. William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
2. his son William, 1759–1806, British statesman: prime minister 1783–1801, 1804–06.

Pitt

/ pɪt /

noun

1. PittBrad1963MUSFILMS AND TV: actor William Bradley , born 1963, US actor; his films include Thelma and Louise (1991), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Fight Club (1999), Babel (2006), and Moneyball (2011)
2. PittWilliam, 1st Earl of Chatham17081778MBritishPOLITICS: statesman William, known as Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. 1708–78, British statesman. He was first minister (1756–57; 1757–61; 1766–68) and achieved British victory in the Seven Years' War (1756–63)
3. PittWilliam17591806MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister his son William, known as Pitt the Younger. 1759–1806, British statesman. As prime minister (1783–1801; 1804–06), he carried through important fiscal and tariff reforms. From 1793, his attention was focused on the wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France

Example Sentences

Their visit to the Fiesta Bowl was validated with a 35-7 victory over Pitt, signaling that teams from outside of power conferences were not to be ignored or underestimated.

From FiveThirtyEight

Of course, this is still the same Pitt defense that allowed 44 points in a home loss to Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference, so a letdown isn’t out of the question.

From FiveThirtyEight

Today’s would-be Sorensens, searching for inspiration, are more likely to pull up a video of Barack or Michelle Obama than to dust off the “Treasury” and consult the oratory of, say, Pitt the Younger.

From Washington Post

Shortly before the game, Pitt announced that it would play down seven starters and 16 players total.

From FiveThirtyEight

Fans seemed less interested in the table read itself than the fact that it virtually reunited Pitt and Aniston, who were Hollywood’s “It” couple from the late 1990s to early 2000s.

From Quartz

READ MORE: Shocking New Reveals From Sony Hack: J. Law, Pitt, Clooney, and Star Wars Which brings us to the inimitable Kanye West.

From The Daily Beast

Cast Angelina Jolie in that role with Brad Pitt as the cave hubbie, and maybe we have a blockbuster in the making.

From The Daily Beast

Maintaining the high caliber of guest to which his viewers have become accustomed, Galifianakis welcomes Brad Pitt to the ferns.

From The Daily Beast

Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves passed on that part, but Val was great.

From The Daily Beast

It would be impossible to do press for the film and skirt questions about the Jolie-Pitt nuptials.

From The Daily Beast

William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a most illustrious English statesman, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Whereupon Mr. Pitt, springing up, desired to know when they were made slaves.

From Project Gutenberg

She was a niece of William Pitt, and abandoned civilized society to reside among Arabs, over whom she acquired great command.

From Project Gutenberg

In the intellectual qualities of a statesman Montague was probably not inferior to Pitt.

From Project Gutenberg

The younger William Pitt held in 1784 the same offices which Montague had held in 1698.

From Project Gutenberg