Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Tom Sawyer. Search instead for Tom+Sawyer.

Tom Sawyer

American  

noun

  1. (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer )a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Now the site "stands on the threshold of a new epoch", said Tom Sawyer, chief executive of Milford Haven Port Authority.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

The fire, water and light show normally operates twice a night from Tom Sawyer Island, and most park visitors watch from the opposite shore, near New Orleans Square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Workers were safely evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island, where the performance takes place, Disneyland said in a statement.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023

“When an emergency happens, the executive branch has to be able to act swiftly to help out Kansans in need,” said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat.

From Washington Times • Mar. 4, 2021

By the second grade, I was intimately familiar with and capable of discussing in some detail Tom Sawyer and Uncle Tom's Cabin.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Tom Sawyer" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com