Peretz

or Per·ez

[ per-its; Yiddish. pe-rets ]

noun
  1. I(saac) L(oeb) or Yitz·chok Lei·bush [yits-khawk ley-boosh], /ˈyɪts xɔk ˈleɪ bʊʃ/, 1852–1915, Polish author: writer of plays, poems, and short stories in Yiddish.

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How to use Peretz in a sentence

  • But, at a word from Perez, the apprentice closed and bolted the doors, so that the soldiers were delayed by battering them in.

    Juana | Honore de Balzac
  • I have already referred to the phenomenal success of Perez Galdós's Electra within the last few months.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • The latter turned for the first time to Perez, and bestowed on him a long, curious look.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • It was her first act as the wife of José Perez, and it was being written to the girl whom Perez had hoped to marry!

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • In the south José Perez may make life a not possible thing for me,––and in the north I would be a stranger.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan