Alvin
Americannoun
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a town in southern Texas.
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a first name: from Old English words meaning “elf ” and “friend.”
Example Sentences
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The 92-year-old Judge Alvin Hellerstein however, noted that "the right to defence is paramount".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Founder Alvin Ailey’s technical approach to dance combined modern dance, ballet and jazz — among other dance forms — in an attempt to blur the traditional boundaries of the dance world.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Alvin Hellerstein, the US judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is a no-nonsense 92-year-old with a long list of high-profile cases on his CV.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Dr. Alvin Helden discovered the new species while conducting fieldwork in the tropical rainforest of Uganda.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
You can imagine what it meant to Alvin to know those men had been arrested.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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