Hastie

[ hey-stee ]

/ ˈheɪ sti /

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noun

William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first Black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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How to use Hastie in a sentence

In 1962, President Kennedy was looking to name Court of Appeals Judge William Hastie as the first black justice.
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Miss Hastie used one of the smaller tents; while the "nautical adviser" and the "handy man" occupied the other.
Across Iceland|William Bisiker
This was her own thought, for she had been taken with my account of Alison Hastie, and desired to see the lass herself.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
A watch-chain or a ring apart, Hastie's and Pepper's clothes were no better than those I wore.
The Debit Account|Oliver Onions

But vnto this mans oth the archbishop and the other lords were so hastie in giuing of credit.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
A successful lawyer, Judge Hastie entered upon his new assignment with several handicaps.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.