Cheever
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She’s the eldest child of John Cheever, the 20th-century literary titan whose short-story collections and novels were once enormous bestsellers and habitual prizewinners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Perhaps as a bid to restore her father’s literary importance, Ms. Cheever has produced a sequel to “Home Before Dark” that emphasizes his work—specifically his short stories—more than his life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1879 hit novel Wired Love: A Romance in Dots and Dashes suggests that both can be true.
From Slate • May 27, 2024
Each has the narrative power of a John Cheever story, as artist Cary Leibowitz, co-head of the print department at the Phillips auction house, said in a telephone interview.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023
The following parallel passages present quite differing reports of what she said concerning her own knowledge of the devil:— Cheever.
From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen
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