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Evarts

American  
[ev-erts] / ˈɛv ərts /

noun

  1. William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.


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Orator William M. Evarts declared: “I tell you that when the statue of Washington sustains in its firm hand the splintered flag-staff of Fort Sumter, it means something.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Standing next to Union lieutenant J. Evarts Greene and Company F of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment Company as they defended retreating soldiers, he grabbed a gun and fired.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023

"Often the brain thinks that the body is signaling hunger when it is really thirsty," Evarts notes.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2022

Linda Evarts, an attorney with the International Refugee Assistance Project who represents the plaintiffs, said her clients had trusted the government’s process and done everything required of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2019

Evarts Ziegler has been my movie agent for maybe eight years.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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