Costain

American  

[kos-teyn] / ˈkɒs teɪn /

noun

1. Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.

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Example Sentences

Mr Costain spent time in Busumbala, western Gambia, before travelling to the village of Abene in southern Senegal.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

Elisabeta is a slinger signaller, at the Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, redeveloping Euston Station in London for HS2.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2021

Matt Costain, who played the lead role of Sky Boy in the Dome’s central show, told me that the performers’ training programme created an entire industry of circus and acrobatics in the UK.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2020

Martin has also listed Maurice Druon and Thomas B. Costain as models, two mid-20th-century historical novelists who wrote about medieval France, and you can see echoes of that material in his fictional universe, as well.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2012

Novelist Thomas Costain has taught history to more people outside the classroom than any professional historian has ever taught inside.

From Time Magazine Archive