Grisham

British

/ ˈɡrɪʃəm /

noun

John. born 1955, US novelist and lawyer; his legal thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include A Time to Kill (1989), The Pelican Brief (1992), and The Summons (2002)

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Example Sentences

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And they are where Grisham says we should have our greatest concern.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

“He’s not the same guy he was in the first administration,” Stephanie Grisham, who served as press secretary during Trump’s first term, told me.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

It is hard to claw your way to the top and stay there, Grisham said, in a telephone interview from the home he shares with his wife Renee and a rescue dog named Wiley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Trent Grisham, 29, OF, 3.5, 14.6: Grisham is an enigma, a first-round draft pick who blossomed with the Padres only to crater and bat under .200 three years in a row.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

The night clerk was a middle-aged man, reading a book by John Grisham.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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