Bernhardi
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Not merely complacently sure of herself, like Bernhardi, she is, in Stevenson’s unflinching performance, a completely unsympathetic blowhard.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Opal’s 81-year old daughter, Cheryl Bernhardi, once asked her mother what she remembers most.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2019
In the office he encounters Professor Bernhardi, who tells him politely but firmly that he won't allow his patient to be disturbed.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James
A decaying patriotism of Americans was deplored quite in the manner of Bernhardi.
From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.
One concrete illustration from Bernhardi clearly shows that the sentences above quoted are truly representative of his philosophy, and not unfair excerpts.
From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)
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