Dubliners

[ duhb-luh-nerz ]

/ ˈdʌb lə nərz /

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noun

a collection of short stories (1914) by James Joyce.

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Words nearby Dubliners

dubitation, dubitative, Dublin, Dublin Bay prawn, Dubliner, Dubliners, Dubna, dubnium, Du Bois, DuBois, W. E. B., Dubonnet

How to use Dubliners in a sentence

I remember reading Portrait of the Artist in a park, practically straight through, and I loved the stories in Dubliners.
Sebastian Barry, Ireland’s Greatest Living Writer, Speaks for the Voiceless|Allen Barra|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His earlier book, "Dubliners," contained several well-constructed stories, several sketches rather lacking in form.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
The Dubliners must have their fun, and, like the Parisians, will sport with matters of heaviest import.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
They are great at figures, and by them they try to show that they, and not the Dubliners, should be first considered.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Thanks to the Unionist leaders, whose ability and devotion are here warmly recognised, the Dubliners know no fear.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
The Dubliners are beginning to publicly ridicule their Nationalist members.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)