Albee, Edward

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A twentieth-century American playwright whose early plays reflected the influence of the theater of the absurd. His psychological dramas include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Tiny Alice, and A Delicate Balance.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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there

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Words nearby Albee, Edward

albatross around one's neck, Al-Battani, albedo, albedometer, Albee, Albee, Edward, albeit, Albemarle, Albemarle Sound, Albéniz, albergo

Example sentences from the Web for Albee, Edward

But this is often seen as little more than a way of trying to defame Edward III on the continent.
The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Edward had one of British history's most notorious mistresses.
The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ponomarev had similar criticism of Edward Snowden, perhaps the most famous American today living in Moscow.
The Bolshevik Who Thinks ‘The Nation’ Is Too Left Wing|Eli Lake|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Edward Hopper has long been a living classic of American art.
The Stacks: Edward Hopper’s X-Ray Vision|Hilton Kramer|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“We think they are days from failure,” Bernanke (writing as Edward Quince) told colleagues, it was revealed in court last week.
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Edward Winslow died; one of the first settlers of Plymouth colony, Mass., and afterwards its governor.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He stood aloof from Balliol, and, in spite of marked snubbing, steadily adhered to Edward.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
But while de Brus took nothing by his loyalty to Edward, he suffered for his disloyalty to Balliol.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Edward, while busily arranging 'to cross seas' to Flanders, was also pushing forward preparations for a 'Scottish War.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Yet it seems all but certain that he was in Edward's allegiance within three weeks before the battle.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

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