Peer Gynt
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Like Peer Gynt in search of a greater truth, Oliphant willingly pitted himself against larger-than-life beasts and lived to tell the tale.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025
The play is a modernised version of the Ibsen classic Peer Gynt.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2019
We discussed my fascination with a scene from Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, the peeling of the onion.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2014
She received a season high 122.21 points, nonetheless, for the difficult performance set to Peer Gynt.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2014
Mr. Gosse entreated the author of Brand and Peer Gynt not to abandon poetry, but Ibsen followed his destiny.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin
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