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Hazzard

American  
[haz-erd] / ˈhæz ərd /

noun

  1. Shirley, 1931–2016, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Australia.


Example Sentences

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The prevailing wisdom, according to Mr. Hazzard, was: “You don’t bring the zombie apocalypse to a place that doesn’t have the zombies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Hazzard also profiles the company’s intrepid misfits who would make the daring trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The massive, graffitied statue of Lee and Jackson, for example, stands next to a giant replica sculpture of the "General Lee" car from the iconic TV show, The Dukes of Hazzard.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

In conversation, Kiesling is constantly referencing literary fiction in which characters are jostled by politics, subtly or overtly — not just Sinclair and Mantel but Shirley Hazzard and Jonathan Franzen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

I spend the late of each night watching repeats of Dukes of Hazzard.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak