Caspar
Americannoun
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one of the three Magi.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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About five years ago, community members caught wind of plans to chop down towering redwoods within Jackson, near the coastal town of Caspar.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The author promises discoveries as well as a fresh take on the familiar, including 19th-century paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny, a violet Caspar David Friedrich moonscape and plenty of Georgia O’Keeffe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
"I think we had four devices trying to book tickets," Caspar tells the BBC ahead of the event, displaying his sumo towels proudly - a must for diehard fans.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands won the men's 200m breaststroke, holding off a late charge from French star Leon Marchand to win in 2:01.63.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
To that end, Cope willed his bones to the Wistar Institute, a learned society in Philadelphia endowed by the descendants of the seemingly inescapable Caspar Wistar.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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