Sitwell

[ sit-wuhl, -wel ]

noun

1. Dame Edith, 1887–1964, English poet and critic.
2. her brother Sir Osbert, 1892–1969, English poet and novelist.
3. her brother Sir Sa·chev·er·ell [s, uh, -, shev, -er-, uh, l], 1897–1988, English poet, novelist, and art critic.

Sitwell

/ ˈsɪtwəl /

noun

1. SitwellEdith, Dame18871964FEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: critic Dame Edith. 1887–1964, English poet and critic, noted esp for her collection Façade (1922)
2. SitwellSir Osbert18921969MEnglishWRITING: writer her brother, Sir Osbert. 1892–1969, English writer, best known for his five autobiographical books (1944–50)
3. SitwellSir Sacheverell18971988MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer his brother, Sir Sacheverell (səˈʃɛvərəl). 1897–1988, English poet and writer of books on art, architecture, music, and travel

Example Sentences

Sitwell’s decision to settle scores after reading a fictional account of the events that orphaned him and jettisoned him from his beloved rural Florida community at just 12 years old sets the rest of the book’s events into motion.

From Washington Post

“These days we all have to be a bit more sensible,” says Sitwell.

From The Daily Beast

But Edith was rather tame compared to George Sitwell, her father.

From The Daily Beast

The truth is, so far as I can see, Mr. Sitwell has not begun to take poetry quite seriously.

From Project Gutenberg

I will go to Mrs. Sitwell, to hear what has made you blush—it must be something very radical.

From Project Gutenberg

On Mrs. Sitwell I called the other day, in a charming new habitat: all clean paint and fresh chintz.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir George Sitwell gives a lucid explanation of this development, the incidents of which are instructive and occasionally amusing.

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If the suggestion is adopted it is presumed that the name of the church will be altered to St. Sitwell.

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