Arendt

[ air-uhnt, ahr- ]

/ ˈɛər ənt, ˈɑr- /

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noun

Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.

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How to use Arendt in a sentence

In fact, aspects of Arendt’s research have already been incorporated into the Timeshifter app.
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“They didn’t really have the tools to look at the data in the right way back then,” Arendt says.
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Over the summer, Law, Government and Politics referral traffic dominated again, rising as high as 29% of referral traffic in some weeks, Arendt said.
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But I wondered what would have happened if Hitch stood across the stage from Hannah Arendt.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A brilliant new film presents Hannah Arendt in the midst of the Eichmann trial and the controversy around her reporting.
The Importance of Being Hannah Arendt|Daphne Merkin|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hannah Arendt complained disdainfully about the "art of being happy ... between dog and cat and flowerpot."
Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us|Benjamin Lytal|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the words of Hannah Arendt, the trial offered escape from "dark times."
New York Needs a Terror Trial|Karen Greenberg|February 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Before Arendt's departure, he said to him, "Beg the Emperor to pardon me."
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various
Arendt assured me confidently that all was over, and that he could not live out the day.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various
Of these, those carried out by Arendt are the most elaborate and best known.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
Doctor Arendt was out, too, therefore I took the opportunity of looking around his bedroom.
The Place of Dragons|William Le Queux
Arendt left and went past his own home to Stra, which was the residence of the Danish bailiff.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson

British Dictionary definitions for Arendt

Arendt

/ (ˈɛərənt) /

noun

Hannah. 1906–75, US political philosopher, born in Germany. Her publications include The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) and Eichmann in Jerusalem (1961)

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