Trilling

American  

[tril-ing] / ˈtrɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel, 1905–75, U.S. critic and author.

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Trilling British  

/ ˈtrɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel . 1905–75, US literary critic, whose works include The Liberal Imagination (1950) and Sincerity and Authenticity (1974)

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Example Sentences

For our purposes here, what matters is something Trilling himself does not dilate on: the role of the liberal society of Victorian England in precipitating the protagonist's crisis.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023

"We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines... for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand," Starbucks' North America President Sara Trilling said in the memo.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

These, Trilling wrote, do not express themselves in ideas but only in “irritable mental gestures which seek to resemble ideas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Sara Trilling, Starbucks president of Asia Pacific, the company’s fastest-growing market, will take over as the head of North America.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Trilling charged Anderson with indulging a vaporous sentimentalism, a kind of vague emotional meandering in stories that lacked social or spiritual solidity.

From Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life by Anderson, Sherwood