Behrman

[ bair-muhn ]

noun
  1. S(amuel) N(athan), 1893–1973, U.S. playwright and author.

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How to use Behrman in a sentence

  • "It looks a trifle like rain," observed S. Behrman, easing his neck and jowl in his limp collar.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris
  • The year before S. Behrman had held mortgages for fully a third of his crop and had squeezed him viciously for interest.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris
  • If the freight rates are to be 'adjusted' to squeeze us a little harder, it is S. Behrman who regulates what we can stand.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris
  • During the time the cases were on trial at Visalia, S. Behrman was much in evidence in and about the courts.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris
  • But at the words, S. Behrman, who had kept silent during the heat of the discussion, leaned abruptly forward.

    The Octopus | Frank Norris