Hastie

[ hey-stee ]

/ ˈheɪ sti /

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

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

For a little while I halted at Hastie's gate, and watched with interest the northward rush of the afternoon express.
Betty Grier|Joseph Waugh
Hastie dismissed the most of what they had heard as nothing to the matter: what they wanted was the treasure.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
“He shall fight no one in this camp, I can tell him that,” said Hastie.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
In fact Hastie's recommendations, criticisms, and arguments crystallized the demands of civil rights leaders.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

Here he was—whether caught or come back was all one to Hastie: the point was to make an end of the business.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson