Kalb

[ kalb; German kahlp ]

/ kælb; German kɑlp /

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noun

Jo·hann

[yoh-hahn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn/, "Baron de Kalb", 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.

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How to use Kalb in a sentence

The Kalb of the book is so young, earnest and anxious about making good in his new field that every assignment manages to inspire genuine suspense.
An earnest young correspondent in Cold War Moscow|Kathryn McGarr|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Kalb decided to remain in Moscow, his dream assignment, for two more years.
An earnest young correspondent in Cold War Moscow|Kathryn McGarr|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
With his wife, Mady, who had been pursuing a PhD in Soviet studies at Columbia University, Kalb arrives in Moscow in May 1960 to reestablish a CBS News bureau.
An earnest young correspondent in Cold War Moscow|Kathryn McGarr|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Excerpted from the book The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed by Marvin Kalb.
War and Peace: What Are Presidential Promises Good For?|Marvin Kalb|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

De Kalb was full of saloons, and there was one on almost every road corner in the county.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler|Pardee Butler
For their own purposes my enemies have passed the word that I am here as the Baron de Kalb's paid spy.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
His aids immediately covered him with their bodies, exclaiming, 'Save the Baron de Kalb!
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
On account of the steep and stony nature of the De Kalb stony loam little of the type can possibly be cultivated.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
See this arrest executed without a moment's delay, and let Marshal von Kalb be informed that I wish to see him immediately.
Love and Intrigue|Friedrich Schiller