Earp

[ urp ]

noun

1. Wy·att Ber·ry Stapp, [wahy, -, uh, t-, ber, -ee-stap], 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.

Example Sentences

They won't stay dead until the Earp heir—Wynonna—offs them with Wyatt's famous 16-inch-barrel revolver, dubbed Peacemaker.

From Ars Technica

By now, most Americans have learned what they know of Wyatt Earp from the screen.

From The Daily Beast

Harrison Ford is reportedly planning to play Earp in a film adaptation of the 2007 novel Black Hats.

From The Daily Beast

The irony is that the idealization of Earp as a good guy with a gun, an unswerving servant of law and order, is a myth.

From The Daily Beast

Over the decades, film and television has told a consistent narrative about Earp.

From The Daily Beast

The Earp myth originated not in Hollywood, but with Earp himself.

From The Daily Beast

Then she wept silently; but each large tear Made pleading music to the inward earp.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Earp's evening classes were attended by Denry, but none of his money went into her pocket.

From Project Gutenberg

"I've called about the rent, Miss Earp," he said, and by an effort looked her in the eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Ruth Earp, without the least warning, exploded into a long peal of gay laughter.

From Project Gutenberg

In one scenario, the setting of a gruelling contest at the managerial level becomes "highnoon," for the Earp brothers.

From Project Gutenberg