Hugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hugh
Variant of Hughes ( def. )
Example Sentences
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By mile 97, the road rises to the Hugh T. Osborne Overlook, where the landscape shifts once again, opening into a vast ocean of sand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Investors will start comparing the sector’s dividend yields and allowed returns on equity to fixed-income alternatives, notes Hugh Wynne, analyst at SSR.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But ABC managing director Hugh Marks said the offer "reflects the maximum level the ABC can sustainably provide and is balanced when looking across all the factors that we need to consider".
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Dame Jenni made a cameo appearance in BBC satire W1A in 2015, interviewing Hugh Bonneville's character Ian Fletcher on a fictional episode of Woman's Hour.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Like me, Hugh was single, which came as no great surprise, considering that he spent his leisure time rolling out dough and crying to George Jones albums.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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