Kirke

[ kur-kee ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. Circe ( def 1 ).

Example Sentences

Berlant kicked things off with her own full-volume strut, followed by people like musician Moses Sumney, actor Jemima Kirke, artist Chloe Wise, Emhoff and culminating in Eckhaus and Latta.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Kirke, an irrepressible daredevil and prankster, helped found the Dangerous Sports Club at the University of Oxford in the late 1970s.

From New York Times

David Kirke, a flamboyant British thrill-seeker who performed — and more important, survived — the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct.

From New York Times

David Kirke and his friends jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 1 April 1979.

From BBC

Mr Kirke, who has died aged 78, has been described by his family as someone who "would never have changed the life he led".

From BBC