Dudley

[ duhd-lee ]

noun

1. Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, 1532?–88, British statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth.
2. Thomas, 1576–1653, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1634–35, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1650–51.
3. a borough in West Midlands, central England, near Birmingham.
4. a male given name: from an Old English placename meaning “dry field.”

Dudley

¹

/ ˈdʌdlɪ /

noun

1. a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands: wrought-iron industry. Pop: 194 919 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in W central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 304 800 (2003 est). Area: 98 sq km (38 sq miles)

Dudley

²

/ ˈdʌdlɪ /

noun

1. See Leicester
   Robert. See (Earl of) Leicester

Example Sentences

Like Dudley, he had a way of taking in those he encountered and leaving them with a smile.

From Time

The skating scene is my favorite—when Dudley and Julia invite their taxi cab driver, Sylvester, to give it a whirl.

From Time

Dudley seems to invite everyone to the party wherever he goes.

From Time

The authors — Goff is a professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and Dudley is a researcher at the University of Hawaii at Hilo — help readers understand tsunamis’ power via descriptions of the damage they’ve wrought.

From Science News

The president of the New York Fed, Bill Dudley, is a former Goldman chief economist.

From The Daily Beast

“College and high school blood drives account for as much as 20 percent of blood drives during the school year,” Dudley explained.

From The Daily Beast

“Type in your ZIP code and blood drives close to you will come up,” Dudley said.

From The Daily Beast

And while there now are blood reserves lining hospital shelves, Dudley said the nonprofit is hastily approaching a crisis.

From The Daily Beast

Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes, founding member of the team, answers questions on what really happened.

From The Daily Beast

The following year found Campbell solicitor-general, a knight and member for Dudley, which he represented till 1834.

From Project Gutenberg

Lady Dudley, vengeance-bent, caused Lady Brandon to die of grief.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1835 the marquise defended vaudeville entertainments against Lady Dudley, who said she could not endure them.

From Project Gutenberg

This was too transparent a subterfuge to deceive one even so unaccustomed to life in these solitudes as Jack Dudley.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in that trying moment Jack Dudley was surprised at one fact—that was the wonderful silence of the animal.

From Project Gutenberg