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gent

noun

Definition of gent

as in gentleman

an adult male human being ladies and gents

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Recent Examples of gent Glint or none, this gent had to be cracked. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 His Buena Vista Social Club premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the courtly gents from Havana beat out their electrifying rhythms. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026 My favorite Kicks player was a gent from Cambridgeshire named Mike Bailey. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Mother's Day is upon us Yes, ladies and gents, Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 10. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gent

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Noun

Eight minutes and 33 seconds into the episode, Damon and Letterman play gentlemen silently crossing the street as the camera pans to the home of George Russell, who’s recovering inside after getting shot at the end of season three.

— Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Ingordo bids aggressively, but a Japanese gentleman next to him, his phone pressed to his ear the entire time, one-ups him.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

Transgender-rights supporters marched through downtown Seattle Thursday after Washington voters approved a measure barring biological males from girls’ K–12 interscholastic sports, setting up a potential court battle over the new restrictions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Median lifespan fell by roughly 11% in females and 13% in males.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

But there was something incredibly refreshing about just playing a guy who is not trying to be nice.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Right, guys who slowed down records in their little house as a kid to learn the fingering of different rock songs are not like Bluto from Popeye.

— Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Molly broke up with her dude and is just hanging out lots with Whitner (as friends), who is sending out shirtless pics with the frequency and urgency of a gay man who just downloaded Sniffies.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
And one of its episodes included a hetero hookup, part of what began as a threesome with a hot dude and British tourist, Leonora (Paris Petitjean).

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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