Wolfe

[ woolf ]

noun

1. Charles, 1791–1823, Irish poet.
2. James, 1727–59, English general.
3. Thomas (Clay·ton) [kleyt, -n], 1900–38, U.S. novelist.
4. Tom Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr., 1931–2018, U.S. novelist and journalist.
5. a male given name.

Wolfe

/ wʊlf /

noun

1. WolfeJames17271759MEnglishMILITARY: soldier James. 1727–59, English soldier, who commanded the British capture of Quebec, in which he was killed
2. WolfeThomas (Clayton)19001938MUSWRITING: novelist Thomas ( Clayton ). 1900–38, US novelist, noted for his autobiographical fiction, esp Look Homeward, Angel (1929)
3. WolfeTom1931MUSWRITING: authorWRITING: journalist Tom, full name Thomas Kennerly Wolfe. born 1931, US author and journalist; his books include The Right Stuff (1979) and the novels Bonfire of the Vanities (1987), and A Man in Full (1998)

Example Sentences

Almost half of suburban housing, notes historian Alan Wolfe, depended on some form of federal financing.

From The Daily Beast

In the 1960s, people were doing serious longform journalism: Gay Talese and Tom Wolfe and Joan Didion.

From The Daily Beast

Mitchum, who had always wanted to be a writer like his idol, Thomas Wolfe, tried plays, stories, and acting.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, Wolfe dropped acid for the sake of good, thorough journalism.

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Think of a slightly less acerbic, more feminine Tom Wolfe, her literary idol and inspiration.

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The Pope wished to make Wolfe a bishop, and to invest him with all the pomp proper to a nuncio.

From Project Gutenberg

Wolfe, who wrote from Limerick, says the danger of the journey would not suffer him to visit Leinster.

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In 1572 or 1573 Wolfe made his escape, perhaps by means of money sent from Spain, to which country he fled.

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One very interesting monument there was to the memory of General Wolfe, who fell, you remember, at the battle of Quebec.

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This celebrated man, Wolfe Tone, was not unlike many others who have posed as Irish patriots.

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