Byatt

American  

[bahy-uht] / ˈbaɪ ət /

noun

1. A(ntonia) S(usan), 1936–2023, English novelist and short-story writer (sister ofMargaret Drabble ).

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Byatt British  

/ ˈbaɪət /

noun

1. Dame A ( ntonia ) S ( usan ). born 1936, British novelist; her books include The Virgin in the Garden (1978), Possession (1990), and A Whistling Woman (2002)

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Example Sentences

"Every year they carry out temporary repairs and I do appreciate they are spending a lot of money but it gets worse and worse," Byatt said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

To Byatt, maternal mental health is not a gap but a crevasse.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

Byatt, for example, leads a program in Massachusetts for other clinicians to consult perinatal psychiatrists in creating optimal care plans for new or expecting parents who have mental health challenges, including inputs on feeding.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2024

Byatt, 87, the Booker Prize-winning author of “Possession,” who grappled with history, tradition, science and myth in a six-decade career that established her as one of Britain’s most renowned novelists, died Nov. 16.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Here George Biddell was first sent to a large school in Sir Isaac's Walk, then kept by Mr Byatt Walker, and was soon noted for his correctness in orthography, geography, and arithmetic.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell