Ben Hur

[ ben hur ]

noun

1. a historical novel (1880) by Lew Wallace.

Example Sentences

In the late 1950s, The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur teamed up for $1.795 billion in adjusted domestic ticket sales.

From The Daily Beast

Did one know that, though uncredited, he was the true writer of Ben-Hur?

From The Daily Beast

One of his favorite stories was about the time he did Ben-Hur.

From The Daily Beast

From dancing with Jackie Kennedy to writing ‘Ben-Hur,’ Bowers shares what the author really was like.

From The Daily Beast

The first in line, 35-year-old Ben Hur of Queens, had been there since 5:30 p.m. the previous day.

From The Daily Beast

The whole world has placed “Ben Hur” on a height of pre-eminence which no other novel of its time has reached.

From Project Gutenberg

Like Ben Hur, it was warmed over into a tremendously successful melodrama, and received the final compliment of parody.

From Project Gutenberg

Ben Hur is interesting, and its characterization is fine and strong.

From Project Gutenberg

Dont you remember the picture of Ben Hur in the chariot race?

From Project Gutenberg

“Ben Hur,” published in 1880, has reached a sale of several hundred thousand copies.

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