Lardner

[ lahrd-ner ]

noun

1. Ring(gold Wil·mer) [ring, -gohld , wil, -mer], 1885–1933, U.S. short-story writer and journalist.

Lardner

/ ˈlɑːdnə /

noun

1. LardnerRing(old Wilmer)18851933MUSWRITING: short-story writerWRITING: journalist Ring ( old Wilmer ). 1885–1933, US short-story writer and journalist, whose best-known works are collected in How to Write Short Stories (1924) and The Love Nest (1926)

Example Sentences

Fortunately for us, there's been a Lardner revival the past few years.

From The Daily Beast

Please enjoy this gem, reprinted with permission from Lardner's family, on Titanic Thompson.

From The Daily Beast

The most illuminating critical remark on Lardner came from an absurdly unlikely source, Virginia Woolf.

From The Daily Beast

The story is Lardner at his best, skirting the fence between sentimentality and cynicism and achieving pathos.

From The Daily Beast

Consider that Hemingway, writing sports for his high school paper, chose Ring Lardner as his pseudonym.

From The Daily Beast

But, oddly enough, as he walked back to the hotel it was just Betty Lardner who made him think again of the legend.

From Project Gutenberg

Early in February he was invited for a week's hunting to a house at which Betty Lardner was also a guest.

From Project Gutenberg

Four of the ten days had passed before Betty Lardner ran across him on the promenade.

From Project Gutenberg

He is highly panegyrised by Dr. Lardner for his erudition, strength of mind, and wonderful memory.

From Project Gutenberg

Those who wish for details and explanations, will find them in the works of Dr. Lardner and others on the Telegraph.

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