Derek

[ der-ik ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Her challenger, Democrat Derek Tran, took the lead Friday by 36 votes and widened his lead Monday to 102 votes as ballots continue to be counted.

From Los Angeles Times

Tran’s campaign manager, Gowri Buddiga, said Monday that voters need to be patient, but the campaign is “confident that as the remaining vote-by-mail, provisional, and conditional ballots are tallied, Derek Tran will emerge victorious.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a tight Orange County congressional race, mailers sent by GOP Rep. Michelle Steel link Democrat Derek Tran to Mao Zedong and socialism, while Tran’s ads say Steel can’t be trusted to “stand up to China”

From Los Angeles Times

In Orange County’s 45th Congressional District, where the contentious battle between GOP Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran may come down to a few thousand votes, volunteers are gearing up to work nearly 40 hours to cure ballots until the Dec. 1 deadline.

From Los Angeles Times

“If this is what puts Derek Tran over the line, we have a responsibility — all of us, collectively — to do everything within our means to ensure that there is new leadership in that district,” Cortes said.

From Los Angeles Times