Hammett
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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His name is Dashiell Hammett — I call him Dash.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Hammett adds insights from the work could help improve current policing methods that might reduce the chances of similar cases going unsolved in the future.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Crime fiction became more realistic, an approach presaged by Dashiell Hammett and other hard-boiled American writers in the 1920s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Hammett joined Metallica in 1983, just before the band recorded its debut album, “Kill ’Em All.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
She wrote Dashiell Hammett in her notebook and circled it.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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