Benét

[ bih-ney ]

noun
  1. Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.

  2. his brother, William Rose, 1886–1950, U.S. poet and critic.

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How to use Benét in a sentence

  • Can we imagine Stephen Vincent Benet writing The Devil and Barbara Boxer?

    Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween | P. J. O’Rourke | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The knight was out; probably, or rather certainly, not yet returned from his counting-house in St. Benet's Sherehog.

    Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper
  • Katharin was sent home from nurse Maspely, of Barnes, for fear of her mayds sicknes, and goodwife Benet gave her suck.

  • And with equal sincerity, Benet, I promise you I will not give that signal for my death until it is needed.

  • St. Benedict is often shortened to Benet, as in the name of several London churches.

    The History of London | Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for Benét

Benét

/ (bəˈneɪ) /


noun
  1. Stephen Vincent . 1898–1943, US poet and novelist, best known for his poem on the American Civil War John Brown's Body (1928)

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