Blake

[bleyk]

noun

1. Hector Toe, 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

2. James Hubert Eubie, 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

3. Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.

4. William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.

5. a first name.

Blake

/ bleɪk /

noun

1. Sir Peter . born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)

2. Sir Quentin ( Saxby ). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl

3. Robert . 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish

4. William . 1757–1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820). His chief works in the visual arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The Book of Job (1826), for Dante's poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783–1804)

Example Sentences

His counterpart, two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, was nowhere near top form.

From Los Angeles Times

"Their populations can build to a point where they can overcome the tree defences - there are millions, billions of beetles," explained Dr Max Blake, head of tree health at the UK government-funded Forestry Research.

From BBC

Starting pitcher Blake Snell gave up three runs in 5⅓ innings and battled through a stark drop in fastball velocity.

From Los Angeles Times

“I thought Blake was fantastic tonight,” Roberts said of Snell, who left the ballpark immediately after the game for the birth of his second child.

From Los Angeles Times

Far-right activist Blake Neff, an associate of Kirk, typically has accused King of not really being a “peaceful activist,” but actually advocating for an activism that became “a very violent thing.”

From Salon