Lubbock

[ luhb-uhk ]

noun

1. Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury, 1834–1913, English author, natural scientist, and statesman.
2. a city in NW Texas.

Lubbock

/ ˈlʌbək /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas: cotton market. Pop: 206 481 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

The Red Raiders’ defense needs no introduction — after program architect Chris Beard hitched his wagon to the hated Texas Longhorns, new coach Mark Adams molded a unit on par with the best defense Beard ever had in Lubbock.

From FiveThirtyEight

Then one near Lubbock shut off, and another in Loving County, west of Odessa.

From Washington Post

Seshadri Ramkumar is a materials scientist at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

From Science News For Students

Scott Pelley, a Texan who began his career at a station in Lubbock, is the opposite of a celebrity journalist.

From The Daily Beast

As recently as January 27 this year, a FedEx ATR crashed on landing at Lubbock, Texas, in a freezing mist.

From The Daily Beast

She noticed Mr. Lubbock's sleeve-links; they were new ones and very neat, of gold and platinum.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Lubbock cleared his throat, fitted his fat finger-tips neatly together, and began to be sprightly.

From Project Gutenberg

But she was in such distress that she had thought she must tell Maud about Lubbock and Payne.

From Project Gutenberg

"I hope Lubbock & Payne are paying you well for the new masterpiece," he said, as she came up the steps laden with flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she showed him Messrs. Lubbock & Payne's letter, and explained about the five hundred pounds.

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