Locke
Americannoun
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Alain LeRoy 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
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David Ross Petroleum V. Nasby, 1833–88, U.S. humorist and journalist.
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John, 1632–1704, English philosopher.
noun
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John. 1632–1704, English philosopher, who discussed the concept of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). He influenced political thought, esp in France and America, with his Two Treatises on Government (1690), in which he sanctioned the right to revolt
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Matthew. ?1630–77, English composer, esp of works for the stage
Example Sentences
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Mr. Loconte is a presidential scholar at New College of Florida and author of “God, Locke and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Law firm Troutman Pepper Locke explains the marketing rule for investors like you.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Joe Locke, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lily Collins were all sat front row to see his latest collection.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
On a wooden fence, Good’s portrait accompanied those of Floyd and other Black men killed by police in Minnesota in recent years, among them Daunte Wright, Winston Boogie Smith Jr. and Amir Locke.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
“You knew about Kara and Locke, didn’t you?”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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