Barth

[ bahrth for 1; bahrt, bahrth for 2 ]

/ bɑrθ for 1; bɑrt, bɑrθ for 2 /

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noun

John (Sim·mons)

[sim-uhnz], /ˈsɪm ənz/, born 1930, U.S. novelist.

Karl, 1886–1968, Swiss theologian.

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Words nearby Barth

Bart, bar tack, bartend, bartender, barter, Barth, Barthé, Barthelme, Barthes, Barthian, Barthianism

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How to use Barth in a sentence

Barth says another ballot initiative may test this idea in November in Arkansas.
Why Republican Voters Support Ballot Initiatives Their Red States Do Not|Monica Potts (Monica.Potts@disney.com)|August 30, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
Barth further noted that neither Cotton or Hutchinson are known as social conservative diehards, which lessens the impact.
Gay Marriage Doesn't Play in Arkansas|Ben Jacobs|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The novel might be a metafiction in the style of John Barth, who has also in his eighties been influenced by cognitive science.
The Brain Man: What is E. L. Doctorow Up to?|Tom LeClair|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hamilton Barth, freaking out after his supposed crimes, contacts Helen.
Judge Me Not: Jonathan Dee’s ‘A Thousand Pardons’ Reviewed|Benjamin Lytal|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

U. I was very interested at that time in events between Karl Barth and Paul Tillich.
My Conversation with John Updike|Barbara Probst Solomon|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He put Barth and the factory and all his other little irritations out of his mind and tackled the tax returns.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
He had been to the factory once, with Barth; it had been a confusing and, in a way, a frightening experience.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
Barth, laughing, had assured him that there was no Frankenstein business of robbing graveyards and implanting brains in machines.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
Barth sat at the great screen, watching as they drew on steadily toward the rendezvous, mulling over his plans.
Victory|Lester del Rey
And now the Federation was coming apart at the seams, with Barth Nevesh frantically scurrying around to catch up the pieces.
Victory|Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for Barth

Barth

noun

(German bart) Heinrich . 1821–65, German explorer: author of Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa (1857–58)

(bɑːθ) John (Simmons). born 1930, US novelist; his novels include The Sot-Weed Factor (1960), Giles Goat-Boy (1966), and Once Upon a Time (1994)

(German bart) Karl . 1886–1968, Swiss Protestant theologian. He stressed man's dependence on divine grace in such works as Commentary on Romans (1919)

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