Floyd

American  

[floid] / flɔɪd /

noun

1. Carlisle (Sessions, Jr.), 1926–2021, U.S. composer, especially of operas.

2. a male given name, form of Lloyd.

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Example Sentences

That was when, amid the Covid pandemic, cities across America were hit by months of riots after the killing of George Floyd on May 25.

From The Wall Street Journal

The other standout musical performances came in the Broadway revivals of “Floyd Collins” and “Ragtime,” both at Lincoln Center Theater—the former the last production under the longtime artistic director André Bishop; the latter the first from the company’s new leader, Lear DeBessonet.

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Floyd Collins,” Jeremy Jordan met the challenge of bringing vital life to a character on the verge of losing his—a cave explorer trapped underground—in director Tina Landau’s restrained but deeply moving production.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite her intimations of trouble at home, however, she also vividly describes moments in her childhood that fed her burgeoning creativity, whether discovering Pink Floyd in her mother’s record collection, being gifted a photo development kit or finding solace in theater, which swiftly became the only subject in school that interested her.

From Los Angeles Times

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.

From Los Angeles Times