Esmond
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In 1937 Jessica eloped to Europe with her second cousin Esmond Romilly—their ill-starred plan was to head to Spain to report on the civil war there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Still, there is one teeny little problem: Esmond really doesn’t possess the wherewithal to maintain this grand lifestyle.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
He nodded to a disputed estimate from the Ulster University economist Esmond Birnie.
From BBC • May 4, 2022
“That’s a noble idea,” Esmond responded when Olivier proposed for the second time.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022
Then there was a murmur of harsh voices which broke portentously through the slumbrous quietness, and Esmond, rising abruptly, glanced at the major, who walked a little apart with him.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
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